School age population, lower secondary education, male in Nepal
Nepal: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 876,773 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Nepal, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, male in Nepal is 876,773 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Nepal peaked at 1.09 million number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 292,761 number, in 1970.
Nepal ranks 47th 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, male in Nepal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 292,761 number | — |
| 1971 | 296,229 number | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 361,914 number | +22.2% |
| 1982 | 369,741 number | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 378,907 number | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 389,441 number | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 400,600 number | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 411,725 number | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 422,342 number | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 433,906 number | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 446,851 number | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 461,413 number | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 476,862 number | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 489,711 number | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 745,543 number | +52.2% |
| 1994 | 766,869 number | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 786,568 number | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 803,027 number | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 816,761 number | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 830,965 number | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 846,229 number | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 863,635 number | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 883,971 number | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 892,764 number | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 940,373 number | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 963,156 number | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 989,094 number | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 1.02 million number | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 1.03 million number | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.05 million number | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.07 million number | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.09 million number | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.08 million number | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.06 million number | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.04 million number | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.02 million number | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.00 million number | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 987,090 number | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 947,465 number | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 916,646 number | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 893,431 number | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 876,773 number | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 294,495 number | 292,761 number | 296,229 number | 2 |
| 1980s | 401,714 number | 361,914 number | 446,851 number | 9 |
| 1990s | 702,395 number | 461,413 number | 846,229 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 970,820 number | 863,635 number | 1.07 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.00 million number | 893,431 number | 1.09 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 876,773 number | 876,773 number | 876,773 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More education data for Nepal
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Nepal?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Nepal was 876,773 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 million number in 2010.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 292,761 number in 1970.
- How does Nepal rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Nepal ranks 47th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.