School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Nepal
Nepal: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 12.5 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Nepal, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 12.5 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Nepal peaked at 12.82 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.24 years, in 1981.
That places Nepal 60th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.13 years | 2.24 years | 4.49 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 5.84 years | 4.98 years | 6.84 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 8.4 years | 6.94 years | 10.39 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.18 years | 11.29 years | 12.82 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 12.25 years | 11.97 years | 12.5 years | 5 |
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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Nepal?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Nepal was 12.5 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 12.82 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.24 years in 1981.
- How does Nepal rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Nepal ranks 60th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release