School age population, tertiary education, female in Nepal
Nepal: School age population, tertiary education, female was 1.69 million number in 2019. β² Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Nepal, 1970β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 1.69 million number for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Nepal peaked at 1.69 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 574,891 number, in 1970.
That places Nepal 31st 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 591,032 number | 574,891 number | 607,173 number | 2 |
| 1980s | 787,937 number | 718,537 number | 869,096 number | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.01 million number | 892,965 number | 1.10 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.25 million number | 1.14 million number | 1.34 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.56 million number | 1.36 million number | 1.69 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)
- 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 1.69 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.69 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 574,891 number in 1970.
- How does Nepal rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Nepal ranks 31st out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. 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
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.