School age population, one year before the official primary … female in Nepal
Nepal: School age population, one year before the official primary … female was 268,523 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Nepal, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 268,523 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Nepal peaked at 359,245 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 164,980, in 1970.
Nepal ranks 50th of 222 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary … female in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 164,980 | — |
| 1971 | 168,844 | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 215,733 | +27.8% |
| 1982 | 221,742 | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 226,803 | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 233,660 | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 239,381 | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 244,623 | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 251,495 | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 258,433 | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 266,295 | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 273,491 | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 280,152 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 286,537 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 294,136 | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 301,966 | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 309,249 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 317,467 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 325,170 | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 333,733 | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 346,394 | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 353,030 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 359,245 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 354,015 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 345,562 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 343,779 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 341,963 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 335,647 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 328,909 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 323,759 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 317,909 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 310,075 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 302,658 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 298,255 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 292,878 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 288,521 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 285,117 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 283,292 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 284,510 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 283,133 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 284,123 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 280,246 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 273,266 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 271,579 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 267,729 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 266,984 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 268,523 | +0.6% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 268,523 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 128,056, 2.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 268,523 is above the median for South Asia, which is 214,304, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, one year before the official primary … female 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 | +27.8% | 168,844 | 215,733 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 166,912 | 164,980 | 168,844 | 2 |
| 1980s | 239,796 | 215,733 | 266,295 | 9 |
| 1990s | 306,830 | 273,491 | 346,394 | 10 |
| 2000s | 340,382 | 317,909 | 359,245 | 10 |
| 2010s | 291,256 | 283,133 | 310,075 | 10 |
| 2020s | 271,388 | 266,984 | 280,246 | 6 |
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 school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Nepal?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Nepal was 268,523 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 359,245 in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 164,980 in 1970.
- How does Nepal rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Nepal ranks 50th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release