School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Nepal
Nepal: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 2.50 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Nepal, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Nepal stood at 2.50 million number.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Nepal peaked at 2.74 million number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 831,143 number, in 1970.
That places Nepal 26th 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Nepal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 831,143 number | — |
| 1971 | 837,477 number | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 986,024 number | +17.7% |
| 1982 | 1.01 million number | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 1.03 million number | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 1.06 million number | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 1.09 million number | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 1.12 million number | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 1.14 million number | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 1.17 million number | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 1.21 million number | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 1.25 million number | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 1.29 million number | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 1.33 million number | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 901,234 number | -32.2% |
| 1994 | 929,088 number | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 955,384 number | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 980,262 number | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 999,440 number | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 1.98 million number | +98.3% |
| 1999 | 2.02 million number | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 2.06 million number | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 2.11 million number | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 2.12 million number | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 2.22 million number | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 2.26 million number | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 2.31 million number | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 2.38 million number | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 2.42 million number | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 2.46 million number | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 2.50 million number | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 2.55 million number | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 2.61 million number | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 2.68 million number | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 2.72 million number | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 2.74 million number | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 2.73 million number | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 2.71 million number | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 2.64 million number | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 2.58 million number | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 2.54 million number | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 2.50 million number | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 834,310 number | 831,143 number | 837,477 number | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.09 million number | 986,024 number | 1.21 million number | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.26 million number | 901,234 number | 2.02 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.28 million number | 2.06 million number | 2.50 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.65 million number | 2.54 million number | 2.74 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.50 million number | 2.50 million number | 2.50 million number | 1 |
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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Nepal?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Nepal was 2.50 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.74 million number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 831,143 number in 1970.
- How does Nepal rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Nepal ranks 26th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.