Primary education, pupils in Nepal
Nepal: Primary education, pupils was 50.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Nepal, 1970–2019
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2019, primary education, pupils in Nepal stood at 50.6%.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Nepal peaked at 50.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 1973.
Nepal ranks 9th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.8% | 14.0% | 26.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 29.7% | 26.9% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.0% | 36.0% | 41.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 46.3% | 42.6% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.5% | 50.1% | 50.8% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 6 Kiribati 50.8% compare
- 7 Bangladesh 50.7% compare
- 8 Mauritania 50.7% compare
- 10 San Marino 50.5% compare
- 11 Uganda 50.3% compare
- 12 Zambia 50.2% compare
More education data for Nepal
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (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, total 8.36 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 37.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Nepal?
- Primary education, pupils in Nepal was 50.6% in 2019, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 1973.
- How does Nepal rank for primary education, pupils?
- Nepal ranks 9th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.