School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Nepal
Nepal: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 275,514 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 275,514 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Nepal peaked at 371,961 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 169,760 number, in 1970.
That places Nepal 49th out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 | 169,760 number | — |
| 1971 | 171,825 number | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 220,585 number | +28.4% |
| 1982 | 227,904 number | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 235,383 number | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 242,566 number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 248,900 number | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 253,860 number | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 260,976 number | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 267,566 number | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 273,805 number | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 280,032 number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 286,422 number | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 293,023 number | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 300,338 number | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 307,685 number | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 314,112 number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 318,861 number | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 327,398 number | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 335,169 number | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 342,078 number | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 348,227 number | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 353,487 number | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 359,117 number | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 369,569 number | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 371,961 number | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 370,957 number | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 365,054 number | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 357,831 number | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 348,458 number | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 337,881 number | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 327,573 number | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 319,897 number | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 312,327 number | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 303,095 number | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 293,638 number | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 285,703 number | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 280,448 number | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 275,293 number | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 274,022 number | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 274,866 number | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 275,514 number | +0.2% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 275,514 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 125,824 number, 2.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 275,514 number is above the median for South Asia, which is 222,366 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 | +28.4% | 171,825 number | 220,585 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 170,792 number | 169,760 number | 171,825 number | 2 |
| 1980s | 247,949 number | 220,585 number | 273,805 number | 9 |
| 1990s | 310,512 number | 280,032 number | 342,078 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 358,254 number | 337,881 number | 371,961 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 294,686 number | 274,022 number | 327,573 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 275,514 number | 275,514 number | 275,514 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 275,514 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 371,961 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 169,760 number in 1970.
- How does Nepal rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
- Nepal ranks 49th 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 15.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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/