School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in Nepal
Nepal: School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) was 1.26 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Nepal, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 1.26 million number for school age population, upper secondary education, male in 2020.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Nepal peaked at 1.37 million number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 426,806 number, in 1970.
That places Nepal 29th 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, male (number) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 426,806 number | — |
| 1971 | 430,269 number | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 505,861 number | +17.6% |
| 1982 | 517,503 number | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 530,243 number | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 543,510 number | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 557,451 number | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 572,202 number | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 585,064 number | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 599,461 number | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 616,006 number | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 635,651 number | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 658,922 number | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 682,308 number | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 463,674 number | -32.0% |
| 1994 | 478,770 number | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 492,184 number | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 503,539 number | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 509,858 number | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 1.00 million number | +97.0% |
| 1999 | 1.02 million number | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 1.03 million number | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 1.05 million number | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.05 million number | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.10 million number | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 1.12 million number | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.15 million number | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.18 million number | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.21 million number | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.23 million number | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.25 million number | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.28 million number | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.31 million number | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.34 million number | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.36 million number | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.37 million number | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.37 million number | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.37 million number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.33 million number | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.30 million number | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.28 million number | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.26 million number | -1.6% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 1.26 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 384,387 number, 3.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 1.26 million number is above the median for South Asia, which is 969,646 number, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +97.0% | 509,858 number | 1.00 million number |
| 1993 | -32.0% | 682,308 number | 463,674 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 428,538 number | 426,806 number | 430,269 number | 2 |
| 1980s | 558,589 number | 505,861 number | 616,006 number | 9 |
| 1990s | 644,577 number | 463,674 number | 1.02 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.14 million number | 1.03 million number | 1.25 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.33 million number | 1.28 million number | 1.37 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 million number | 1.26 million number | 1.26 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More education data for Nepal
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.55 (2025)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.24 (2025)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 124,257 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 263,796 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 752,326 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 609,324 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.57 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in Nepal?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Nepal was 1.26 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 million number in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 426,806 number in 1970.
- How does Nepal rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Nepal ranks 29th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.