School life expectancy, secondary, female in Nepal

Nepal: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 5.68 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
5.68 years
Change on year
up 7.4%
World rank
92nd
of 195 countries
All-time high
5.68 years
in 2019
All-time low
0.3738 years
in 1981
Years of data
35
1981–2019

School life expectancy, secondary, female in Nepal, 1981–2019

02461981200020191981: 0.374 years1982: 0.451 years1983: 0.527 years1984: 0.59 years1985: 0.622 years1986: 0.699 years1987: 0.761 years1988: 0.83 years1989: 0.905 years1990: 0.977 years1991: 1.1 years1992: 1.2 years1993: 1.3 years1994: 1.4 years1995: 1.5 years1996: 1.7 years1999: 1.9 years2000: 2 years2001: 2.2 years2002: 2.5 years2003: 2.6 years2005: 3 years2006: 2.9 years2007: 2.9 years2008: 3.4 years2009: 3.4 years2010: 4 years2011: 4.3 years2012: 4.6 years2013: 4.7 years2014: 4.8 years2015: 4.9 years2016: 5.1 years2017: 5.3 years2019: 5.7 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Nepal recorded 5.68 years for school life expectancy, secondary, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.4% on the previous year and up 66.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Nepal peaked at 5.68 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3738 years, in 1981.

That places Nepal 92nd out of 195 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6398 years 0.3738 years 0.9047 years 9
1990s 1.38 years 0.9768 years 1.92 years 8
2000s 2.77 years 2.02 years 3.42 years 9
2010s 4.81 years 4.01 years 5.68 years 9

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 89 Bhutan 5.72 years compare
  2. 90 Sao Tome and Principe 5.71 years compare
  3. 91 Bermuda 5.7 years compare
  4. 93 Seychelles 5.61 years compare
  5. 94 Aruba 5.61 years compare
  6. 95 Cape Verde 5.6 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in Nepal?
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Nepal was 5.68 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 5.68 years in 2019.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3738 years in 1981.
How does Nepal rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
Nepal ranks 92nd out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is up 66.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nepal data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,786 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.