School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Nepal
Nepal: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 3.29 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Nepal, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Nepal stood at 3.29 million number. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Nepal peaked at 3.29 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.18 million number, in 1970.
That places Nepal 32nd out of 203 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Nepal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.18 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.25 million number | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 1.48 million number | +18.3% |
| 1982 | 1.50 million number | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 1.53 million number | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 1.57 million number | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 1.61 million number | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 1.65 million number | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 1.68 million number | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 1.72 million number | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 1.76 million number | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 1.81 million number | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 1.87 million number | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 1.94 million number | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 2.01 million number | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 2.08 million number | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 2.15 million number | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 2.22 million number | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 2.26 million number | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 2.17 million number | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 2.21 million number | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 2.25 million number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 2.30 million number | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 2.31 million number | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 2.38 million number | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 2.40 million number | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 2.42 million number | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 2.46 million number | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 2.51 million number | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 2.56 million number | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 2.59 million number | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 2.63 million number | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 2.67 million number | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 2.79 million number | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 2.87 million number | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 2.98 million number | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 3.11 million number | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 3.20 million number | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 3.26 million number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 3.29 million number | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.22 million number | 1.18 million number | 1.25 million number | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.61 million number | 1.48 million number | 1.76 million number | 9 |
| 1990s | 2.07 million number | 1.81 million number | 2.26 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.42 million number | 2.25 million number | 2.59 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.98 million number | 2.63 million number | 3.29 million number | 9 |
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, tertiary education, both sexes in Nepal?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Nepal was 3.29 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 3.29 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 million number in 1970.
- How does Nepal rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Nepal ranks 32nd out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.