School age population, secondary education, female in Nepal
Nepal: School age population, secondary education, female was 1.95 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.95 million
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
45th
of 220 countries
All-time high
2.39 million
in 2010
All-time low
666,801
in 1970
Years of data
47
1970–2025
School age population, secondary education, female in Nepal, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, secondary education, female in Nepal stood at 1.95 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Nepal peaked at 2.39 million in 2010 and was at its lowest, 666,801, in 1970.
That places Nepal 45th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, female in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 666,801 | — |
| 1971 | 677,432 | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 861,467 | +27.2% |
| 1982 | 884,338 | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 907,749 | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 930,672 | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 950,576 | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 973,729 | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 996,939 | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 1.02 million | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 1.05 million | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 1.08 million | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 1.11 million | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 1.14 million | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 1.17 million | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 1.20 million | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 1.23 million | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 1.27 million | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 1.30 million | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 1.82 million | +39.5% |
| 1999 | 1.87 million | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 1.92 million | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 1.97 million | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 2.02 million | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 2.13 million | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 2.19 million | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 2.24 million | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 2.30 million | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 2.34 million | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 2.36 million | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 2.38 million | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 2.39 million | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 2.38 million | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 2.36 million | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 2.33 million | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 2.30 million | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 2.27 million | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 2.24 million | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 2.20 million | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 2.16 million | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 2.12 million | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 2.10 million | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 2.08 million | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 2.05 million | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 2.01 million | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 1.98 million | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 1.95 million | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 672,116 | 666,801 | 677,432 | 2 |
| 1980s | 952,557 | 861,467 | 1.05 million | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.32 million | 1.08 million | 1.87 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.18 million | 1.92 million | 2.38 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.27 million | 2.12 million | 2.39 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.03 million | 1.95 million | 2.10 million | 6 |
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, secondary education, female in Nepal?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Nepal was 1.95 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.39 million in 2010.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 666,801 in 1970.
- How does Nepal rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Nepal ranks 45th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release