School life expectancy, primary, male in Nepal
Nepal: School life expectancy, primary, male was 6.52 years in 2025. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, male in Nepal, 1970β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, male in Nepal is 6.52 years, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Nepal peaked at 7.29 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.09 years, in 1970.
That places Nepal 49th out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.09 years | 2.09 years | 2.09 years | 1 |
| 1980s | 5.55 years | 4.88 years | 6.48 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 6.71 years | 6.6 years | 6.82 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 6.34 years | 5.85 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.92 years | 6.55 years | 7.29 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.17 years | 5.9 years | 6.52 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 46 Libya 6.57 years compare
- 47 Madagascar 6.55 years compare
- 48 Sweden 6.54 years compare
- 50 Uruguay 6.51 years compare
- 51 Mauritania 6.5 years compare
- 52 Central African Republic 6.5 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, male in Nepal?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Nepal was 6.52 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 7.29 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.09 years in 1970.
- How does Nepal rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Nepal ranks 49th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release