School life expectancy, primary, female in Nepal
Nepal: School life expectancy, primary, female was 6.29 years in 2025. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, female in Nepal, 1970β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, school life expectancy, primary, female in Nepal stood at 6.29 years.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Nepal peaked at 7.7 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.3852 years, in 1970.
Nepal ranks 57th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3852 years | 0.3852 years | 0.3852 years | 1 |
| 1980s | 2.51 years | 1.89 years | 3.61 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 4.49 years | 4.03 years | 4.97 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 5.71 years | 4.8 years | 7.13 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.35 years | 7 years | 7.7 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.16 years | 6.06 years | 6.29 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 54 Uruguay 6.36 years compare
- 55 Cyprus 6.34 years compare
- 56 Falkland Islands 6.31 years compare
- 58 Libya 6.26 years compare
- 59 Saudi Arabia 6.26 years compare
- 60 Marshall Islands 6.24 years compare
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, female in Nepal?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Nepal was 6.29 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3852 years in 1970.
- How does Nepal rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Nepal ranks 57th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. 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 life expectancy, primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release