School age population, early childhood education, male in Nepal
Nepal: School age population, early childhood education, male was 560,528 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood education, male in Nepal, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood education, male in Nepal stood at 560,528. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in Nepal peaked at 1.11 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 560,528, in 2025.
That places Nepal 71st out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, male in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.08 million | — |
| 1999 | 1.11 million | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 1.11 million | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.11 million | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.09 million | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 719,607 | -34.1% |
| 2004 | 715,822 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 707,512 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 694,360 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 682,563 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 671,557 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 657,590 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 641,706 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 629,766 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 619,856 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 609,859 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 601,849 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 596,903 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 597,266 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 597,550 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 596,999 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 596,947 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 596,515 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 591,111 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 583,323 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 572,673 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 568,153 | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 560,528 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.09 million | 1.08 million | 1.11 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 816,379 | 657,590 | 1.11 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 608,870 | 596,903 | 641,706 | 10 |
| 2020s | 578,717 | 560,528 | 596,515 | 6 |
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More education data for Nepal
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.69 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0828 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0571 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.87 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0633 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7265 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 157,456 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, male in Nepal?
- School age population, early childhood education, male in Nepal was 560,528 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 560,528 in 2025.
- How does Nepal rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
- Nepal ranks 71st out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release