Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Nepal

Nepal: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male was 154,106 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
154,106 number
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
23rd
of 187 countries
All-time high
542,285 number
in 2000
All-time low
154,106 number
in 2019
Years of data
20
1992–2019

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Nepal, 1992–2019

200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k1992200520191992: 526.9k number1999: 463.2k number2000: 542.3k number2001: 492.2k number2002: 463.3k number2003: 463.0k number2004: 474.4k number2005: 495.8k number2006: 491.4k number2008: 378.9k number2009: 354.2k number2010: 346.1k number2011: 297.9k number2012: 282.5k number2013: 253.0k number2014: 224.5k number2015: 215.5k number2016: 185.4k number2017: 158.1k number2019: 154.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Nepal stood at 154,106 number. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 56.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Nepal peaked at 542,285 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 154,106 number, in 2019.

Nepal ranks 23rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Nepal, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) in Nepal, 1992 to 2019.
Year number Change
1992 526,881 number
1999 463,180 number -12.1%
2000 542,285 number +17.1%
2001 492,242 number -9.2%
2002 463,344 number -5.9%
2003 463,043 number -0.1%
2004 474,436 number +2.5%
2005 495,764 number +4.5%
2006 491,398 number -0.9%
2008 378,880 number -22.9%
2009 354,234 number -6.5%
2010 346,069 number -2.3%
2011 297,889 number -13.9%
2012 282,471 number -5.2%
2013 252,984 number -10.4%
2014 224,515 number -11.3%
2015 215,528 number -4.0%
2016 185,382 number -14.0%
2017 158,082 number -14.7%
2019 154,106 number -2.5%

Nepal compared with similar countries

  • Nepal's 154,106 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43,340 number, 3.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • Nepal's 154,106 number is above the median for South Asia, which is 81,541 number, 1.9× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 495,030 number 463,180 number 526,881 number 2
2000s 461,736 number 354,234 number 542,285 number 9
2010s 235,225 number 154,106 number 346,069 number 9

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 20 Cote d'Ivoire 188,609 number compare
  2. 21 Afghanistan 170,003 number compare
  3. 22 Algeria 160,896 number compare
  4. 24 Rwanda 137,229 number compare
  5. 25 Yemen 136,365 number compare
  6. 26 Philippines 132,835 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Nepal?
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Nepal was 154,106 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 542,285 number in 2000.
What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 154,106 number in 2019.
How does Nepal rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?
Nepal ranks 23rd out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is down 56.5%. 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 Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 6,470 data points, 1970–2020
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Number of male pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.