School age population, primary education, female in Nepal
Nepal: School age population, primary education, female was 1.39 million number in 2020. β² Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Nepal, 1970β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in Nepal is 1.39 million number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Nepal peaked at 1.71 million number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 744,198 number, in 1970.
Nepal ranks 53rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 749,204 number | 744,198 number | 754,209 number | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.07 million number | 951,744 number | 1.20 million number | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.37 million number | 1.23 million number | 1.52 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.66 million number | 1.55 million number | 1.71 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.50 million number | 1.40 million number | 1.64 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.39 million number | 1.39 million number | 1.39 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More education data for Nepal
- 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 157,456 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.96 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 126.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Nepal?
- School age population, primary education, female in Nepal was 1.39 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.71 million number in 2007.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 744,198 number in 1970.
- How does Nepal rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Nepal ranks 53rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. 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, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.