Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Nepal

Nepal: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 286,648 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
286,648 number
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
44th
of 205 countries
All-time high
367,057 number
in 2009
All-time low
147,339 number
in 1970
Years of data
42
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Nepal, 1970–2020

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1970199520201970: 147.3k number1971: 149.2k number1981: 183.3k number1982: 187.3k number1983: 192.2k number1984: 197.7k number1985: 203.4k number1986: 209.0k number1987: 214.5k number1988: 220.5k number1989: 227.2k number1990: 234.5k number1991: 241.9k number1992: 248.2k number1993: 255.1k number1994: 262.3k number1995: 268.8k number1996: 274.3k number1997: 279.5k number1998: 284.8k number1999: 290.4k number2000: 296.6k number2001: 303.7k number2002: 307.6k number2003: 323.9k number2004: 331.9k number2005: 340.5k number2006: 348.9k number2007: 354.3k number2008: 361.4k number2009: 367.1k number2010: 366.1k number2011: 357.2k number2012: 351.3k number2013: 344.1k number2014: 335.8k number2015: 328.1k number2016: 321.8k number2017: 308.2k number2018: 297.9k number2019: 290.6k number2020: 286.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Nepal stood at 286,648 number.

The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Nepal peaked at 367,057 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 147,339 number, in 1970.

Nepal ranks 44th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Nepal, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number) in Nepal, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 147,339 number
1971 149,215 number +1.3%
1981 183,296 number +22.8%
1982 187,269 number +2.2%
1983 192,164 number +2.6%
1984 197,673 number +2.9%
1985 203,397 number +2.9%
1986 209,025 number +2.8%
1987 214,542 number +2.6%
1988 220,532 number +2.8%
1989 227,205 number +3.0%
1990 234,466 number +3.2%
1991 241,932 number +3.2%
1992 248,159 number +2.6%
1993 255,144 number +2.8%
1994 262,270 number +2.8%
1995 268,806 number +2.5%
1996 274,257 number +2.0%
1997 279,490 number +1.9%
1998 284,807 number +1.9%
1999 290,359 number +1.9%
2000 296,585 number +2.1%
2001 303,749 number +2.4%
2002 307,633 number +1.3%
2003 323,940 number +5.3%
2004 331,895 number +2.5%
2005 340,497 number +2.6%
2006 348,906 number +2.5%
2007 354,346 number +1.6%
2008 361,404 number +2.0%
2009 367,057 number +1.6%
2010 366,115 number -0.3%
2011 357,153 number -2.4%
2012 351,277 number -1.6%
2013 344,068 number -2.1%
2014 335,841 number -2.4%
2015 328,066 number -2.3%
2016 321,761 number -1.9%
2017 308,195 number -4.2%
2018 297,854 number -3.4%
2019 290,597 number -2.4%
2020 286,648 number -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 148,277 number 147,339 number 149,215 number 2
1980s 203,900 number 183,296 number 227,205 number 9
1990s 263,969 number 234,466 number 290,359 number 10
2000s 333,601 number 296,585 number 367,057 number 10
2010s 330,093 number 290,597 number 366,115 number 10
2020s 286,648 number 286,648 number 286,648 number 1

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 41 Niger 305,338 number compare
  2. 42 Uzbekistan 301,853 number compare
  3. 43 Italy 295,231 number compare
  4. 45 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 270,803 number compare
  5. 46 Peru 270,535 number compare
  6. 47 Burkina Faso 270,081 number compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Nepal?
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Nepal was 286,648 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 367,057 number in 2009.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 147,339 number in 1970.
How does Nepal rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Nepal ranks 44th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.