School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) in Nepal
Nepal: School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) was 6.52 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, male in Nepal, 1970–2025
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 52nd out of 215 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.
School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.09 years | — |
| 1981 | 4.88 years | +133.3% |
| 1982 | 5.01 years | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 5.45 years | +8.7% |
| 1984 | 5.61 years | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 5.52 years | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 5.49 years | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 5.59 years | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 5.91 years | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 6.48 years | +9.6% |
| 1990 | 6.82 years | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 6.75 years | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 6.8 years | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 6.7 years | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 6.67 years | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 6.6 years | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 6.73 years | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 6.64 years | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 6.77 years | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 5.85 years | -13.5% |
| 2002 | 5.99 years | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6.11 years | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 5.99 years | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 6.62 years | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 6.6 years | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 6.47 years | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 7 years | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 7.13 years | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 7.29 years | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 7.17 years | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 6.99 years | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 6.81 years | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 6.82 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 6.79 years | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 6.71 years | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 6.55 years | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 5.93 years | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 5.9 years | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 6.01 years | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 6.42 years | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 6.21 years | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 6.52 years | +4.9% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 6.52 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.1 years, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 6.52 years is above the median for South Asia, which is 5.62 years, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +133.3% | 2.09 years | 4.88 years |
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
- 49 Madagascar 6.55 years compare
- 50 Sweden 6.54 years compare
- 51 Saint Helena 6.53 years compare
- 53 Uruguay 6.51 years compare
- 54 Mauritania 6.5 years compare
- 55 Central African Republic 6.5 years compare
More education data for Nepal
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 124,257 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 263,796 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 752,326 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 609,324 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.57 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1204 units per person (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 52nd out of 215 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