School age population, tertiary education, female in Nepal
Nepal: School age population, tertiary education, female was 1.48 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Nepal, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 1.48 million for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Nepal peaked at 1.63 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 597,554, in 1970.
That places Nepal 41st out of 215 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 602,964 | 597,554 | 608,373 | 2 |
| 1980s | 821,541 | 741,549 | 904,744 | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.03 million | 925,245 | 1.12 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.29 million | 1.13 million | 1.44 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.58 million | 1.47 million | 1.63 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.54 million | 1.48 million | 1.57 million | 6 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 128.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Nepal?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Nepal was 1.48 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 597,554 in 1970.
- How does Nepal rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Nepal ranks 41st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release