Over-age students, primary in Nepal
Nepal: Over-age students, primary was 28.0% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Over-age students, primary in Nepal, 1988–2019
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
In 2019, over-age students, primary in Nepal stood at 28.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Nepal peaked at 39.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 1988.
Nepal ranks 8th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.7% | 20.7% | 20.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 36.4% | 36.4% | 36.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 28.4% | 22.8% | 39.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 27.3% | 30.8% | 7 |
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More education data for Nepal
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 128.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 157,456 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary, female 126.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary, male 130.6% (2025)
- Labor force, female 37.6% (2025)
- Labor force, total 8.36 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Nepal?
- Over-age students, primary in Nepal was 28.0% in 2019, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 39.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 1988.
- How does Nepal rank for over-age students, primary?
- Nepal ranks 8th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.