School age population, secondary education, female (number) (age) in Nepal
Nepal: School age population, secondary education, female (number) (age) was 2.11 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, female in Nepal, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, female in Nepal is 2.11 million number, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Nepal peaked at 2.36 million number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 681,972 number, in 1970.
Nepal ranks 36th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, female (number) (age) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 681,972 number | — |
| 1971 | 687,961 number | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 824,286 number | +19.8% |
| 1982 | 842,851 number | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 863,333 number | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 885,771 number | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 910,217 number | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 936,366 number | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 961,439 number | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 989,017 number | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 1.02 million number | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 1.05 million number | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 1.08 million number | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 1.11 million number | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 1.15 million number | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 1.18 million number | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 1.21 million number | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 1.24 million number | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 1.28 million number | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 1.78 million number | +39.8% |
| 1999 | 1.83 million number | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 1.87 million number | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 1.92 million number | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 1.95 million number | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 2.04 million number | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 2.08 million number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 2.13 million number | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 2.18 million number | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 2.20 million number | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 2.23 million number | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 2.27 million number | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 2.31 million number | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 2.34 million number | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 2.36 million number | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 2.36 million number | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.34 million number | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 2.31 million number | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 2.28 million number | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 2.23 million number | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 2.18 million number | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 2.15 million number | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 2.11 million number | -1.7% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 2.11 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 676,884 number, 3.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 2.11 million number is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.74 million number, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, secondary education, female (number) (age) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +39.8% | 1.28 million number | 1.78 million number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 684,966 number | 681,972 number | 687,961 number | 2 |
| 1980s | 914,698 number | 824,286 number | 1.02 million number | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.29 million number | 1.05 million number | 1.83 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.09 million number | 1.87 million number | 2.27 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.29 million number | 2.15 million number | 2.36 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.11 million number | 2.11 million number | 2.11 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 33 Algeria 2.22 million number compare
- 34 Ghana 2.20 million number compare
- 35 Madagascar 2.19 million number compare
- 37 Argentina 2.10 million number compare
- 38 Cote d'Ivoire 2.08 million number compare
- 39 Uzbekistan 2.07 million number compare
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, secondary education, female in Nepal?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Nepal was 2.11 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.36 million number in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 681,972 number in 1970.
- How does Nepal rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Nepal ranks 36th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. 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
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.