School age population, pre-primary education, female in Nepal
Nepal: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 543,316 number in 2019. βΌ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Nepal, 1970β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Nepal stood at 543,316 number.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Nepal peaked at 1.03 million number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 506,044 number, in 1970.
Nepal ranks 59th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 509,974 number | 506,044 number | 513,905 number | 2 |
| 1980s | 739,785 number | 660,081 number | 817,915 number | 9 |
| 1990s | 916,112 number | 833,694 number | 997,837 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 772,237 number | 616,515 number | 1.03 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 570,485 number | 543,316 number | 605,900 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 56 Guatemala 588,009 number compare
- 57 Kazakhstan, Republic of 583,844 number compare
- 58 Guinea 560,432 number compare
- 60 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 530,275 number compare
- 61 Cambodia 520,973 number compare
- 62 Syrian Arab Republic 517,421 number compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 128.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Nepal?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Nepal was 543,316 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 million number in 2002.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 506,044 number in 1970.
- How does Nepal rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Nepal ranks 59th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.