What is population of compulsory school age, female in Nepal?

Population of compulsory school age, female in Nepal was 2.83 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Nepal?

The highest recorded value was 3.00 million number in 2015.

What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Nepal?

The lowest recorded value was 2.83 million number in 2019.

How does Nepal rank for population of compulsory school age, female?

Nepal ranks 39th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.

Where does this Nepal data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population of compulsory school age, female in Nepal

Name: Population of compulsory school age, female in Nepal
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Nepal: Population of compulsory school age, female was 2.83 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)

2.83 million number

Change on year

down 1.2%

World rank

39th

of 186 countries

All-time high

3.00 million number

in 2015

All-time low

2.83 million number

in 2019

Years of data

2015–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in Nepal, 2015–2019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Nepal recorded 2.83 million number for population of compulsory school age, female in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 5.5% over five years.

Nepal ranks 39th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Countries ranked near Nepal

36 Cote d'Ivoire 3.19 million number compare
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40 Iraq 2.78 million number compare
41 Morocco 2.76 million number compare
42 Burkina Faso 2.64 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Nepal?: Population of compulsory school age, female in Nepal was 2.83 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Nepal?: The highest recorded value was 3.00 million number in 2015.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Nepal?: The lowest recorded value was 2.83 million number in 2019.
How does Nepal rank for population of compulsory school age, female?: Nepal ranks 39th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Nepal data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Population of compulsory school age, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.