School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Nepal
Nepal: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 268,523 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
268,523
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
50th
of 222 countries
All-time high
359,245
in 2001
All-time low
164,980
in 1970
Years of data
47
1970–2025
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 entry 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% |
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
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release