Population, ages 12-15, total in Nepal
Nepal: Population, ages 12-15, total was 2.82 million in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
2.82 million
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
31st
of 191 countries
All-time high
2.83 million
in 2012
All-time low
1.76 million
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015
Population, ages 12-15, total in Nepal, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
Nepal recorded 2.82 million for population, ages 12-15, total in 2015.
That represents a change of up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 12-15, total in Nepal peaked at 2.83 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.76 million, in 1990.
Nepal ranks 31st of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.98 million | 1.76 million | 2.20 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.56 million | 2.26 million | 2.79 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.82 million | 2.82 million | 2.83 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More education data for Nepal
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 128.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 157,456 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.96 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 126.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, ages 12-15, total in Nepal?
- Population, ages 12-15, total in Nepal was 2.82 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 12-15, total recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.83 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest population, ages 12-15, total recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.76 million in 1990.
- How does Nepal rank for population, ages 12-15, total?
- Nepal ranks 31st out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 12-15, total rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 12-15, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 12-15, total is the total population age 12-15.