Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Nepal

Nepal: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 46,506 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
46,506 number
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
27th
of 132 countries
All-time high
50,496 number
in 2013
All-time low
33,451 number
in 2014
Years of data
7
2011–2019

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Nepal, 2011–2019

020.0k40.0k60.0k2011201520192011: 39.2k number2013: 50.5k number2014: 33.5k number2015: 46.9k number2016: 42.9k number2017: 46.9k number2019: 46.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Nepal is 46,506 number, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Nepal peaked at 50,496 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 33,451 number, in 2014.

Nepal ranks 27th of 132 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Nepal, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, female (number) in Nepal, 2011 to 2019.
Year number Change
2011 39,195 number
2013 50,496 number +28.8%
2014 33,451 number -33.8%
2015 46,925 number +40.3%
2016 42,931 number -8.5%
2017 46,909 number +9.3%
2019 46,506 number -0.9%

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 24 Russian Federation 90,090 number compare
  2. 25 Jordan 63,037 number compare
  3. 26 Sierra Leone 61,606 number compare
  4. 28 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 39,978 number compare
  5. 29 Algeria 39,500 number
  6. 30 Eritrea 36,655 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Nepal?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Nepal was 46,506 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 50,496 number in 2013.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 33,451 number in 2014.
How does Nepal rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Nepal ranks 27th out of 132 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. 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 Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,348 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/