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 275,514 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
275,514 number
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
49th
of 202 countries
All-time high
371,961 number
in 2004
All-time low
169,760 number
in 1970
Years of data
42
1970–2020

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1970199520201970: 169.8k number1971: 171.8k number1981: 220.6k number1982: 227.9k number1983: 235.4k number1984: 242.6k number1985: 248.9k number1986: 253.9k number1987: 261.0k number1988: 267.6k number1989: 273.8k number1990: 280.0k number1991: 286.4k number1992: 293.0k number1993: 300.3k number1994: 307.7k number1995: 314.1k number1996: 318.9k number1997: 327.4k number1998: 335.2k number1999: 342.1k number2000: 348.2k number2001: 353.5k number2002: 359.1k number2003: 369.6k number2004: 372.0k number2005: 371.0k number2006: 365.1k number2007: 357.8k number2008: 348.5k number2009: 337.9k number2010: 327.6k number2011: 319.9k number2012: 312.3k number2013: 303.1k number2014: 293.6k number2015: 285.7k number2016: 280.4k number2017: 275.3k number2018: 274.0k number2019: 274.9k number2020: 275.5k 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 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 age 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 46 Malawi 282,444 number compare
  2. 47 Zambia 279,765 number compare
  3. 48 Venezuela 278,587 number compare
  4. 50 Italy 269,133 number compare
  5. 51 Malaysia 264,210 number compare
  6. 52 Peru 263,558 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 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 age 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 age 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 age?
Nepal ranks 49th 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 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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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (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

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/