Population of compulsory school age, female in Nepal
Nepal: Population of compulsory school age, female was 2.43 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population of compulsory school age, female in Nepal, 2015–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, female in Nepal is 2.43 million, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Nepal peaked at 2.71 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.43 million, in 2025.
That places Nepal 45th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2.71 million | — |
| 2016 | 2.67 million | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 2.63 million | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 2.59 million | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 2.57 million | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 2.55 million | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 2.52 million | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 2.50 million | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 2.48 million | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 2.46 million | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 2.43 million | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.64 million | 2.57 million | 2.71 million | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.49 million | 2.43 million | 2.55 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More education data for Nepal
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 157,456 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 128.56 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 128.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in Nepal?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in Nepal was 2.43 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.71 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.43 million in 2025.
- How does Nepal rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- Nepal ranks 45th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release