School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Nepal
Nepal: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 13.15 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Nepal, 1981–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Nepal stood at 13.15 years. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Nepal peaked at 13.15 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.66 years, in 1981.
Nepal ranks 94th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Nepal, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 4.66 years | — |
| 1982 | 4.92 years | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 5.35 years | +8.7% |
| 1984 | 5.61 years | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 5.63 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 5.78 years | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 5.94 years | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 6.33 years | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 7.05 years | +11.3% |
| 1990 | 7.46 years | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 7.64 years | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 7.89 years | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 7.9 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 7.93 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 8 years | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 8.38 years | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 8.96 years | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 8.56 years | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 9.16 years | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 9.23 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 9.48 years | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 9.95 years | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 9.98 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 10.41 years | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 11.07 years | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 11.92 years | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 12.4 years | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 12.66 years | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 12.59 years | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 12.65 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 12.62 years | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 12.76 years | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 13.15 years | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.7 years | 4.66 years | 7.05 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 7.89 years | 7.46 years | 8.38 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 9.64 years | 8.56 years | 11.07 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.59 years | 11.92 years | 13.15 years | 8 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 91 Azerbaijan 13.47 years compare
- 92 Palestine, State of 13.41 years compare
- 93 Egypt 13.33 years compare
- 95 Philippines 13.15 years compare
- 96 Belize 13.14 years compare
- 97 Armenia 13.11 years compare
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 to tertiary, both sexes in Nepal?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Nepal was 13.15 years in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 13.15 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.66 years in 1981.
- How does Nepal rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Nepal ranks 94th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.