School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Nepal
Nepal: School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) was 543,316 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Nepal, 1970–2019
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.
School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 506,044 number | — |
| 1971 | 513,905 number | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 660,081 number | +28.4% |
| 1982 | 681,886 number | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 703,600 number | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 724,049 number | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 739,204 number | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 755,588 number | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 777,368 number | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 798,378 number | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 817,915 number | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 833,694 number | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 849,858 number | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 871,197 number | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 891,293 number | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 909,865 number | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 924,791 number | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 941,208 number | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 960,960 number | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 980,421 number | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 997,837 number | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 1.01 million number | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.02 million number | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.03 million number | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 696,934 number | -32.5% |
| 2004 | 696,296 number | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 684,778 number | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 672,954 number | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 656,808 number | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 636,809 number | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 616,515 number | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 605,900 number | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 594,387 number | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 586,267 number | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 580,684 number | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 575,730 number | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 564,016 number | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 556,643 number | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 550,995 number | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 546,912 number | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 543,316 number | -0.7% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 543,316 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 370,782 number, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 543,316 number is above the median for South Asia, which is 436,470 number, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -32.5% | 1.03 million number | 696,934 number |
| 1981 | +28.4% | 513,905 number | 660,081 number |
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
More education data for Nepal
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.55 (2025)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.24 (2025)
- 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)
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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.