Start month of the academic school year in Nepal
Nepal: Start month of the academic school year was 7 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Start month of the academic school year in Nepal, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, start month of the academic school year in Nepal stood at 7. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Nepal peaked at 7 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2014.
Nepal ranks 152nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Start month of the academic school year in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 7 | — |
| 1999 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 | -28.6% |
| 2009 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2015 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 | +75.0% |
| 2022 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.6 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 152 Curaçao 7 compare
- 152 Indonesia 7 compare
- 152 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 7 compare
- 152 United States of America 7 compare
More education data for Nepal
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.57 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is start month of the academic school year in Nepal?
- Start month of the academic school year in Nepal was 7 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start month of the academic school year recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 1998.
- What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2014.
- How does Nepal rank for start month of the academic school year?
- Nepal ranks 152nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Start month of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release