School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Nepal
Nepal: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 4.25 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
4.25 million number
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
37th
of 205 countries
All-time high
4.76 million number
in 2012
All-time low
1.40 million number
in 1970
Years of data
42
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Nepal, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 4.25 million number for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Nepal peaked at 4.76 million number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.40 million number, in 1970.
That places Nepal 37th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Nepal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.40 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.41 million number | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 1.69 million number | +19.6% |
| 1982 | 1.73 million number | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 1.77 million number | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 1.82 million number | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 1.87 million number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 1.92 million number | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 1.97 million number | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 2.02 million number | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 2.08 million number | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 2.15 million number | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 2.22 million number | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 2.29 million number | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 2.35 million number | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 2.42 million number | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 2.49 million number | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 2.55 million number | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 2.60 million number | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 3.62 million number | +39.1% |
| 1999 | 3.69 million number | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 3.77 million number | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 3.85 million number | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 3.89 million number | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 4.08 million number | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 4.17 million number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 4.27 million number | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 4.38 million number | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 4.44 million number | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 4.52 million number | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 4.60 million number | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 4.67 million number | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 4.73 million number | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 4.76 million number | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 4.76 million number | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.73 million number | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 4.68 million number | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 4.63 million number | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 4.50 million number | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 4.40 million number | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 4.32 million number | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 4.25 million number | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.41 million number | 1.40 million number | 1.41 million number | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.88 million number | 1.69 million number | 2.08 million number | 9 |
| 1990s | 2.64 million number | 2.15 million number | 3.69 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.20 million number | 3.77 million number | 4.60 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.62 million number | 4.32 million number | 4.76 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.25 million number | 4.25 million number | 4.25 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 34 Ghana 4.49 million number compare
- 35 Madagascar 4.40 million number compare
- 36 Argentina 4.28 million number compare
- 38 Uzbekistan 4.24 million number compare
- 39 Côte d'Ivoire 4.15 million number compare
- 40 Cameroon 4.14 million number compare
More education data for Nepal
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Nepal?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Nepal was 4.25 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 4.76 million number in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.40 million number in 1970.
- How does Nepal rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Nepal ranks 37th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.