School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Nepal
Nepal: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) was 1.75 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Nepal, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Nepal is 1.75 million number, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Nepal peaked at 2.12 million number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 570,396 number, in 1970.
That places Nepal 46th out of 205 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.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 570,396 number | — |
| 1971 | 576,982 number | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 706,037 number | +22.4% |
| 1982 | 721,105 number | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 738,782 number | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 759,279 number | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 781,316 number | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 803,630 number | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 825,078 number | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 848,689 number | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 874,717 number | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 902,821 number | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 931,167 number | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 956,055 number | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 1.45 million number | +52.0% |
| 1994 | 1.49 million number | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 1.53 million number | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 1.57 million number | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 1.60 million number | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 1.64 million number | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 1.67 million number | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 1.71 million number | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 1.75 million number | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 1.77 million number | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.86 million number | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 1.91 million number | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.95 million number | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 2.00 million number | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 2.03 million number | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 2.06 million number | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 2.10 million number | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 2.12 million number | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 2.12 million number | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 2.08 million number | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 2.04 million number | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.99 million number | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.95 million number | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.92 million number | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.87 million number | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 1.82 million number | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.78 million number | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 1.75 million number | -1.8% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 1.75 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 730,665 number, 2.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 1.75 million number is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.56 million number, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +52.0% | 956,055 number | 1.45 million number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 573,689 number | 570,396 number | 576,982 number | 2 |
| 1980s | 784,293 number | 706,037 number | 874,717 number | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.38 million number | 902,821 number | 1.67 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.91 million number | 1.71 million number | 2.10 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.97 million number | 1.78 million number | 2.12 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.75 million number | 1.75 million number | 1.75 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More education data for Nepal
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.55 (2025)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.24 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Nepal?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Nepal was 1.75 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.12 million number in 2010.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 570,396 number in 1970.
- How does Nepal rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Nepal ranks 46th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. 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 School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.