Over-age students, primary, male in Nepal
Nepal: Over-age students, primary, male was 24.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in Nepal, 1988–2019
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
In 2019, over-age students, primary, male in Nepal stood at 24.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Nepal peaked at 40.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 1988.
Nepal ranks 14th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, male in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 20.7% | — |
| 1999 | 36.8% | +77.8% |
| 2000 | 40.6% | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 22.5% | -44.7% |
| 2004 | 22.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 28.1% | +25.1% |
| 2012 | 26.0% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 25.1% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 23.9% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 24.7% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 25.3% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 24.6% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.7% | 20.7% | 20.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 36.8% | 36.8% | 36.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 28.5% | 22.5% | 40.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 23.9% | 28.1% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More education data for Nepal
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 124,257 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 263,796 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 752,326 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 609,324 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.57 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1204 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary, male in Nepal?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Nepal was 24.6% in 2019, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 40.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 1988.
- How does Nepal rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Nepal ranks 14th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.