School age population, pre-primary education, male in Nepal
Nepal: School age population, pre-primary education, male 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.
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
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 128.56 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 128.6% (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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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.