School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Nepal

Nepal: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 270,109 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
270,109 number
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
48th
of 202 countries
All-time high
348,077 number
in 2004
All-time low
162,583 number
in 1970
Years of data
42
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Nepal, 1970–2020

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1970199520201970: 162.6k number1971: 164.4k number1981: 211.0k number1982: 217.8k number1983: 224.8k number1984: 231.5k number1985: 237.7k number1986: 242.8k number1987: 249.9k number1988: 257.0k number1989: 263.6k number1990: 269.5k number1991: 274.6k number1992: 281.7k number1993: 288.4k number1994: 294.8k number1995: 300.7k number1996: 306.0k number1997: 312.7k number1998: 319.4k number1999: 325.6k number2000: 330.9k number2001: 334.4k number2002: 339.9k number2003: 347.4k number2004: 348.1k number2005: 345.7k number2006: 339.4k number2007: 332.4k number2008: 323.1k number2009: 313.0k number2010: 304.3k number2011: 299.4k number2012: 294.6k number2013: 291.2k number2014: 288.4k number2015: 285.1k number2016: 279.7k number2017: 276.6k number2018: 274.3k number2019: 272.3k number2020: 270.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age 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 age 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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  3. 47 Zambia 274,571 number compare
  4. 49 Venezuela 267,392 number compare
  5. 50 Chad 260,600 number compare
  6. 51 Peru 257,489 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Nepal?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 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 age 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 age 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 age?
Nepal ranks 48th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age 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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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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/