School age population, primary education, male in Nepal
Nepal: School age population, primary education, male was 1.39 million number in 2020. β² Rising
School age population, primary education, male in Nepal, 1970β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, male in Nepal stood at 1.39 million number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Nepal peaked at 1.83 million number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 781,304 number, in 1970.
Nepal ranks 55th 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 | 786,813 number | 781,304 number | 792,322 number | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.12 million number | 998,435 number | 1.25 million number | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.43 million number | 1.28 million number | 1.58 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.76 million number | 1.61 million number | 1.83 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.56 million number | 1.39 million number | 1.76 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
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 128.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in Nepal?
- School age population, primary education, male in Nepal was 1.39 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.83 million number in 2007.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 781,304 number in 1970.
- How does Nepal rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Nepal ranks 55th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. 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, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.