School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Nepal
Nepal: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female was 2.28 years in 2025. β Volatile
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Nepal, 1983β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 2.28 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.0% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Nepal peaked at 2.28 years in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.024 years, in 1983.
That places Nepal 65th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0262 years | 0.024 years | 0.0284 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.2184 years | 0.1814 years | 0.2554 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6204 years | 0.2913 years | 1.32 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.66 years | 1.47 years | 1.74 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.97 years | 1.71 years | 2.28 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More education data for Nepal
- 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 157,456 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.96 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 126.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Nepal?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Nepal was 2.28 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.28 years in 2025.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.024 years in 1983.
- How does Nepal rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- Nepal ranks 65th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release