Population, ages 5-9, total in Nepal
Nepal: Population, ages 5-9, total was 3.72 million in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, ages 5-9, total in Nepal, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
Nepal recorded 3.72 million for population, ages 5-9, total in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 5-9, total in Nepal peaked at 3.72 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.64 million, in 1990.
That places Nepal 31st out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it 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 | 2.96 million | 2.64 million | 3.33 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.53 million | 3.40 million | 3.57 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.63 million | 3.56 million | 3.72 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 5-9, total in Nepal?
- Population, ages 5-9, total in Nepal was 3.72 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 5-9, total recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 3.72 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, ages 5-9, total recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.64 million in 1990.
- How does Nepal rank for population, ages 5-9, total?
- Nepal ranks 31st out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 5-9, total rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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 5-9, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 5-9, total is the total population age 5-9.