School age population, lower secondary education, female in Nepal
Nepal: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 873,886 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Nepal, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Nepal stood at 873,886 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Nepal peaked at 1.04 million number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 277,635 number, in 1970.
Nepal ranks 46th of 205 countries on this measure, 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, female in Nepal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 277,635 number | — |
| 1971 | 280,753 number | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 344,123 number | +22.6% |
| 1982 | 351,364 number | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 359,875 number | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 369,838 number | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 380,716 number | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 391,905 number | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 402,736 number | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 414,783 number | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 427,866 number | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 441,408 number | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 454,305 number | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 466,344 number | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 707,864 number | +51.8% |
| 1994 | 726,987 number | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 747,048 number | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 767,633 number | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 786,411 number | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 806,000 number | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 825,783 number | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 844,958 number | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 863,190 number | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 879,076 number | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 921,938 number | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 942,894 number | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 963,762 number | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 982,973 number | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 993,326 number | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.01 million number | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.02 million number | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.04 million number | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.04 million number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.02 million number | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 995,315 number | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 972,579 number | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 951,526 number | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 935,451 number | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 919,150 number | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 904,090 number | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 888,753 number | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 873,886 number | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 279,194 number | 277,635 number | 280,753 number | 2 |
| 1980s | 382,578 number | 344,123 number | 427,866 number | 9 |
| 1990s | 672,978 number | 441,408 number | 825,783 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 942,364 number | 844,958 number | 1.02 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 966,182 number | 888,753 number | 1.04 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 873,886 number | 873,886 number | 873,886 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More education data for Nepal
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 157,456 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 128.56 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 128.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Nepal?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Nepal was 873,886 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 million number in 2011.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 277,635 number in 1970.
- How does Nepal rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Nepal ranks 46th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.