School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (School) in Nepal
Nepal: School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (School) was 552,590 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Nepal, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Nepal stood at 552,590 number.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Nepal peaked at 1.09 million number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 527,416 number, in 1970.
Nepal ranks 60th 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, male (number) (School) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 527,416 number | — |
| 1971 | 536,159 number | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 689,164 number | +28.5% |
| 1982 | 712,486 number | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 735,734 number | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 757,398 number | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 773,043 number | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 788,893 number | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 810,385 number | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 830,021 number | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 848,417 number | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 865,253 number | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 885,448 number | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 905,586 number | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 927,775 number | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 949,837 number | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 966,971 number | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 982,181 number | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.01 million number | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 1.03 million number | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 1.05 million number | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 1.07 million number | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 1.08 million number | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.09 million number | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 742,627 number | -32.2% |
| 2004 | 744,938 number | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 734,380 number | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 723,260 number | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 706,151 number | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 685,638 number | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 664,081 number | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 652,998 number | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 633,219 number | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 618,660 number | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 600,984 number | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 583,068 number | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 567,049 number | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 559,384 number | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 551,198 number | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 550,189 number | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 552,590 number | +0.4% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 552,590 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 384,167 number, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 552,590 number is above the median for South Asia, which is 446,797 number, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, male (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 | -32.2% | 1.09 million number | 742,627 number |
| 1981 | +28.5% | 536,159 number | 689,164 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 531,788 number | 527,416 number | 536,159 number | 2 |
| 1980s | 771,727 number | 689,164 number | 848,417 number | 9 |
| 1990s | 957,529 number | 865,253 number | 1.05 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 824,300 number | 664,081 number | 1.09 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 586,934 number | 550,189 number | 652,998 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, male in Nepal?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in Nepal was 552,590 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 million number in 2002.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 527,416 number in 1970.
- How does Nepal rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- Nepal ranks 60th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.