Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Nepal
Nepal: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 274,577 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Nepal, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Nepal stood at 274,577 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Nepal peaked at 370,844 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 164,115 number, in 1970.
Nepal ranks 49th 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, male in Nepal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 164,115 number | — |
| 1971 | 166,331 number | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 212,662 number | +27.9% |
| 1982 | 219,481 number | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 226,609 number | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 233,639 number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 240,062 number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 245,395 number | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 252,435 number | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 259,021 number | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 265,354 number | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 271,722 number | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 278,275 number | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 284,778 number | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 292,007 number | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 299,318 number | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 305,811 number | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 310,762 number | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 318,866 number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 326,458 number | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 333,482 number | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 340,085 number | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 346,190 number | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 352,100 number | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 364,657 number | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 369,017 number | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 370,844 number | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 368,743 number | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 364,345 number | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 357,201 number | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 347,785 number | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 337,104 number | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 327,091 number | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 319,261 number | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 309,567 number | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 299,455 number | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 290,668 number | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 284,338 number | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 277,095 number | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 274,170 number | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 274,018 number | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 274,577 number | +0.2% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 274,577 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 120,878 number, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 274,577 number is above the median for South Asia, which is 222,194 number, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 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% | 166,331 number | 212,662 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 165,223 number | 164,115 number | 166,331 number | 2 |
| 1980s | 239,406 number | 212,662 number | 265,354 number | 9 |
| 1990s | 302,148 number | 271,722 number | 333,482 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 358,097 number | 340,085 number | 370,844 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 299,277 number | 274,018 number | 337,104 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 274,577 number | 274,577 number | 274,577 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, male in Nepal?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Nepal was 274,577 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 370,844 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 164,115 number in 1970.
- How does Nepal rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Nepal ranks 49th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.