Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Nepal
Nepal: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 546,477 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Nepal, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 546,477 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Nepal peaked at 717,225 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 320,959 number, in 1970.
That places Nepal 48th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Nepal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 320,959 number | — |
| 1971 | 325,154 number | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 415,774 number | +27.9% |
| 1982 | 428,957 number | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 442,729 number | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 456,379 number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 469,026 number | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 479,771 number | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 493,874 number | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 507,417 number | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 520,409 number | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 532,880 number | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 544,767 number | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 558,229 number | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 572,209 number | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 586,002 number | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 598,652 number | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 609,288 number | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 623,989 number | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 638,408 number | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 651,993 number | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 664,350 number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 674,874 number | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 686,762 number | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 708,760 number | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 715,544 number | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 717,225 number | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 711,688 number | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 702,694 number | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 688,074 number | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 669,467 number | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 649,600 number | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 632,476 number | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 618,432 number | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 604,167 number | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 590,541 number | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 578,365 number | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 567,529 number | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 556,489 number | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 550,729 number | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 548,264 number | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 546,477 number | -0.3% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 546,477 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 236,397 number, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 546,477 number is above the median for South Asia, which is 440,325 number, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +27.9% | 325,154 number | 415,774 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 323,056 number | 320,959 number | 325,154 number | 2 |
| 1980s | 468,260 number | 415,774 number | 520,409 number | 9 |
| 1990s | 591,642 number | 532,880 number | 651,993 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 693,944 number | 664,350 number | 717,225 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 589,659 number | 548,264 number | 649,600 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 546,477 number | 546,477 number | 546,477 number | 1 |
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Nepal?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Nepal was 546,477 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 717,225 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 320,959 number in 1970.
- How does Nepal rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- Nepal ranks 48th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. 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, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.