School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Nepal
Nepal: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 6.39 years in 2025. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Nepal, 1970β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 6.39 years for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Nepal peaked at 7.49 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.26 years, in 1970.
Nepal ranks 58th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.26 years | 1.26 years | 1.26 years | 1 |
| 1980s | 4.07 years | 3.42 years | 5.08 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 5.63 years | 5.46 years | 5.82 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.03 years | 5.34 years | 7.07 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.13 years | 6.77 years | 7.49 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.16 years | 5.98 years | 6.39 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, primary, both sexes in Nepal?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Nepal was 6.39 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 7.49 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.26 years in 1970.
- How does Nepal rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Nepal ranks 58th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release