School age population, secondary education, male in Nepal
Nepal: School age population, secondary education, male was 2.14 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.14 million number
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
38th
of 205 countries
All-time high
2.40 million number
in 2012
All-time low
719,567 number
in 1970
Years of data
42
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, male in Nepal, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, male in Nepal stood at 2.14 million number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Nepal peaked at 2.40 million number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 719,567 number, in 1970.
That places Nepal 38th 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, male in Nepal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 719,567 number | — |
| 1971 | 726,498 number | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 867,775 number | +19.4% |
| 1982 | 887,244 number | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 909,150 number | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 932,951 number | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 958,051 number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 983,927 number | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 1.01 million number | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 1.03 million number | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 1.06 million number | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 1.10 million number | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 1.14 million number | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 1.17 million number | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 1.21 million number | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 1.25 million number | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 1.28 million number | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 1.31 million number | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 1.33 million number | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 1.84 million number | +38.3% |
| 1999 | 1.86 million number | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 1.90 million number | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 1.94 million number | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 1.94 million number | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 2.04 million number | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 2.08 million number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 2.14 million number | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 2.20 million number | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 2.24 million number | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 2.28 million number | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 2.33 million number | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 2.37 million number | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 2.39 million number | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 2.40 million number | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 2.40 million number | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 2.39 million number | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 2.37 million number | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 2.35 million number | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 2.28 million number | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 2.22 million number | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 2.17 million number | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 2.14 million number | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 723,032 number | 719,567 number | 726,498 number | 2 |
| 1980s | 960,304 number | 867,775 number | 1.06 million number | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.35 million number | 1.10 million number | 1.86 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.11 million number | 1.90 million number | 2.33 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.33 million number | 2.17 million number | 2.40 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.14 million number | 2.14 million number | 2.14 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 35 Madagascar 2.21 million number compare
- 36 Argentina 2.18 million number compare
- 37 Uzbekistan 2.17 million number compare
- 39 Cameroon 2.08 million number compare
- 40 Côte d'Ivoire 2.08 million number compare
- 41 Yemen 2.02 million number compare
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, male in Nepal?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Nepal was 2.14 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.40 million number in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 719,567 number in 1970.
- How does Nepal rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Nepal ranks 38th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.