School age population, early childhood education, female in Nepal

Nepal: School age population, early childhood education, female was 543,316 number in 2019. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2019)
543,316 number
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
66th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.03 million number
in 2002
All-time low
543,316 number
in 2019
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School age population, early childhood education, female in Nepal, 1998–2019

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1998200820191998: 980.4k number1999: 997.8k number2000: 1.0M number2001: 1.0M number2002: 1.0M number2003: 696.9k number2004: 696.3k number2005: 684.8k number2006: 673.0k number2007: 656.8k number2008: 636.8k number2009: 616.5k number2010: 605.9k number2011: 594.4k number2012: 586.3k number2013: 580.7k number2014: 575.7k number2015: 564.0k number2016: 556.6k number2017: 551.0k number2018: 546.9k number2019: 543.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Nepal recorded 543,316 number for school age population, early childhood education, female in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Nepal peaked at 1.03 million number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 543,316 number, in 2019.

Nepal ranks 66th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 989,129 number 980,421 number 997,837 number 2
2000s 772,237 number 616,515 number 1.03 million number 10
2010s 570,485 number 543,316 number 605,900 number 10

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 63 Australia 642,146 number compare
  2. 64 Canada 571,643 number compare
  3. 65 Romania 548,135 number compare
  4. 67 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 530,275 number compare
  5. 68 Syrian Arab Republic 517,421 number compare
  6. 69 Malaysia 500,140 number compare

See the full ranking of 239 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Nepal?
School age population, early childhood education, female in Nepal was 543,316 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 1.03 million number in 2002.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 543,316 number in 2019.
How does Nepal rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Nepal ranks 66th out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/