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Start month of the academic school year in Nepal

Nepal: Start month of the academic school year was 7 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
7 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education
Change on year
up 40.0%
World rank
148th
of 211 countries
All-time high
7 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education
in 1998
All-time low
4 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education
in 2014
Years of data
23
1998–2020

Start month of the academic school year in Nepal, 1998–2020

024681998200920201998: 7 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education1999: 7 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education2000: 7 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education2001: 7 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education2002: 7 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education2003: 7 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education2004: 7 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education2005: 7 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education2006: 7 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education2007: 7 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education2008: 5 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education2009: 5 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education2010: 5 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education2011: 5 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education2012: 5 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education2013: 5 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education2014: 4 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education2015: 4 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education2016: 4 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education2017: 4 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education2018: 4 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education2019: 5 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education2020: 7 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education.

Analysis

In 2020, start month of the academic school year in Nepal stood at 7 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 40.0% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Nepal peaked at 7 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education, in 2014.

That places Nepal 148th out of 211 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Start month of the academic school year in Nepal, year by year

Year pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education Change
1998 7 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education —
1999 7 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education +0.0%
2000 7 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education +0.0%
2001 7 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education +0.0%
2002 7 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education +0.0%
2003 7 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education +0.0%
2004 7 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education +0.0%
2005 7 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education +0.0%
2006 7 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education +0.0%
2007 7 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education +0.0%
2008 5 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education -28.6%
2009 5 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education +0.0%
2010 5 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education +0.0%
2011 5 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education +0.0%
2012 5 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education +0.0%
2013 5 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education +0.0%
2014 4 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education -20.0%
2015 4 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education +0.0%
2016 4 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education +0.0%
2017 4 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education +0.0%
2018 4 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education +0.0%
2019 5 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education +25.0%
2020 7 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education +40.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education 7 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education 7 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education 2
2000s 6.6 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education 5 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education 7 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education 10
2010s 4.5 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education 4 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education 5 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education 10
2020s 7 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education 7 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education 7 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education 1

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 148 Curaçao 7 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education compare
  2. 148 Indonesia 7 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education compare
  3. 148 Sint Maarten 7 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education compare
  4. 148 United States of America 7 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is start month of the academic school year in Nepal?
Start month of the academic school year in Nepal was 7 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest start month of the academic school year recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 7 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education in 1998.
What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 4 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education in 2014.
How does Nepal rank for start month of the academic school year?
Nepal ranks 148th out of 211 countries with data for 2020.
Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nepal data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Start month of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Start month of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education)
Unit
pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
211 places, 5,014 data points, 1995–2020
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