School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Nepal
Nepal: School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) was 1.39 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Nepal, 1970–2020
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.
School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 744,198 number | — |
| 1971 | 754,209 number | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 951,744 number | +26.2% |
| 1982 | 978,610 number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 1.01 million number | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 1.04 million number | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 1.07 million number | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 1.10 million number | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 1.13 million number | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 1.16 million number | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 1.20 million number | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 1.23 million number | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 1.26 million number | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 1.29 million number | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 1.32 million number | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 1.36 million number | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 1.39 million number | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 1.42 million number | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 1.45 million number | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 1.49 million number | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 1.52 million number | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 1.55 million number | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 1.58 million number | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 1.61 million number | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.67 million number | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 1.69 million number | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.71 million number | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.71 million number | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.71 million number | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.70 million number | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.67 million number | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.64 million number | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 1.60 million number | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 1.56 million number | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 1.53 million number | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.50 million number | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.48 million number | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.46 million number | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.44 million number | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.42 million number | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.40 million number | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.39 million number | -1.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 1.39 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 693,332 number, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 1.39 million number is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.11 million number, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +26.2% | 754,209 number | 951,744 number |
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
- 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, 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.