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

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 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 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

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in Nepal, 1970 to 2020.
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.

YearChange FromTo
1981 +28.3% 164,371 number 210,954 number

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

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 45 Saudi Arabia 298,234 number compare
  2. 46 Malawi 276,691 number compare
  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 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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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
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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/