Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Nepal
Nepal: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 271,900 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Nepal, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Nepal is 271,900 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Nepal peaked at 346,527 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 156,844 number, in 1970.
Nepal ranks 47th of 206 countries on this measure, 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, female in Nepal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 156,844 number | — |
| 1971 | 158,823 number | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 203,112 number | +27.9% |
| 1982 | 209,476 number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 216,120 number | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 222,740 number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 228,964 number | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 234,376 number | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 241,439 number | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 248,396 number | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 255,055 number | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 261,158 number | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 266,492 number | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 273,451 number | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 280,202 number | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 286,684 number | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 292,841 number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 298,526 number | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 305,123 number | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 311,950 number | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 318,511 number | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 324,265 number | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 328,684 number | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 334,662 number | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 344,103 number | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 346,527 number | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 346,381 number | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 342,945 number | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 338,349 number | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 330,873 number | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 321,682 number | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 312,496 number | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 305,385 number | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 299,171 number | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 294,600 number | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 291,086 number | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 287,697 number | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 283,191 number | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 279,394 number | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 276,559 number | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 274,246 number | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 271,900 number | -0.9% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 271,900 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 115,626 number, 2.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 271,900 number is above the median for South Asia, which is 218,132 number, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 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% | 158,823 number | 203,112 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 157,834 number | 156,844 number | 158,823 number | 2 |
| 1980s | 228,853 number | 203,112 number | 255,055 number | 9 |
| 1990s | 289,494 number | 261,158 number | 318,511 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 335,847 number | 321,682 number | 346,527 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 290,382 number | 274,246 number | 312,496 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 271,900 number | 271,900 number | 271,900 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 44 Burkina Faso 304,053 number compare
- 45 Saudi Arabia 295,002 number compare
- 46 Malawi 273,884 number compare
- 48 Zambia 269,478 number compare
- 49 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 269,201 number compare
- 50 Italy 259,609 number compare
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, female in Nepal?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Nepal was 271,900 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 346,527 number in 2004.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 156,844 number in 1970.
- How does Nepal rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Nepal ranks 47th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female 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.