School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Nepal
Nepal: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 270,109 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Nepal, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Nepal stood at 270,109 number.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Nepal peaked at 348,077 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 162,583 number, in 1970.
Nepal ranks 48th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Nepal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 162,583 number | — |
| 1971 | 164,371 number | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 210,954 number | +28.3% |
| 1982 | 217,788 number | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 224,767 number | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 231,538 number | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 237,690 number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 242,769 number | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 249,944 number | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 256,951 number | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 263,552 number | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 269,509 number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 274,616 number | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 281,669 number | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 288,420 number | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 294,788 number | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 300,708 number | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 306,017 number | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 312,655 number | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 319,372 number | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 325,644 number | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 330,859 number | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 334,439 number | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 339,853 number | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 347,373 number | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 348,077 number | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 345,663 number | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 339,357 number | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 332,380 number | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 323,067 number | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 312,991 number | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 304,280 number | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 299,413 number | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 294,579 number | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 291,193 number | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 288,424 number | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 285,093 number | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 279,704 number | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 276,554 number | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 274,262 number | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 272,321 number | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 270,109 number | -0.8% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 270,109 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 119,305 number, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 270,109 number is above the median for South Asia, which is 216,802 number, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +28.3% | 164,371 number | 210,954 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 163,477 number | 162,583 number | 164,371 number | 2 |
| 1980s | 237,328 number | 210,954 number | 263,552 number | 9 |
| 1990s | 297,340 number | 269,509 number | 325,644 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 335,406 number | 312,991 number | 348,077 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 286,582 number | 272,321 number | 304,280 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 270,109 number | 270,109 number | 270,109 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More reference data data for Nepal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7753 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7853 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7974 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.28 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Nepal?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Nepal was 270,109 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 348,077 number in 2004.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 162,583 number in 1970.
- How does Nepal rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
- Nepal ranks 48th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/