Nepal - Primary education
Primary education, duration (years)
Primary education, duration (years) in Nepal was 5.00 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 5.00 in 2021, while its lowest value was 5.00 in 1970.
Definition: Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.00 |
| 1971 | 5.00 |
| 1981 | 5.00 |
| 1982 | 5.00 |
| 1983 | 5.00 |
| 1984 | 5.00 |
| 1985 | 5.00 |
| 1986 | 5.00 |
| 1987 | 5.00 |
| 1988 | 5.00 |
| 1989 | 5.00 |
| 1990 | 5.00 |
| 1991 | 5.00 |
| 1992 | 5.00 |
| 1993 | 5.00 |
| 1994 | 5.00 |
| 1995 | 5.00 |
| 1996 | 5.00 |
| 1997 | 5.00 |
| 1998 | 5.00 |
| 1999 | 5.00 |
| 2000 | 5.00 |
| 2001 | 5.00 |
| 2002 | 5.00 |
| 2003 | 5.00 |
| 2004 | 5.00 |
| 2005 | 5.00 |
| 2006 | 5.00 |
| 2007 | 5.00 |
| 2008 | 5.00 |
| 2009 | 5.00 |
| 2010 | 5.00 |
| 2011 | 5.00 |
| 2012 | 5.00 |
| 2013 | 5.00 |
| 2014 | 5.00 |
| 2015 | 5.00 |
| 2016 | 5.00 |
| 2017 | 5.00 |
| 2018 | 5.00 |
| 2019 | 5.00 |
| 2020 | 5.00 |
| 2021 | 5.00 |
Primary education, pupils
The value for Primary education, pupils in Nepal was 3,970,016 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,951,956 in 2011 and a minimum value of 389,825 in 1970.
Definition: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 389,825 |
| 1972 | 393,269 |
| 1973 | 418,155 |
| 1974 | 470,365 |
| 1975 | 542,524 |
| 1976 | 643,835 |
| 1977 | 769,049 |
| 1978 | 875,494 |
| 1979 | 1,012,530 |
| 1980 | 1,067,912 |
| 1981 | 1,388,001 |
| 1982 | 1,474,698 |
| 1983 | 1,626,437 |
| 1984 | 1,747,857 |
| 1985 | 1,812,098 |
| 1986 | 1,857,658 |
| 1987 | 1,952,504 |
| 1988 | 2,108,739 |
| 1989 | 2,526,147 |
| 1990 | 2,788,644 |
| 1991 | 2,884,275 |
| 1992 | 3,034,710 |
| 1993 | 3,091,684 |
| 1994 | 3,191,614 |
| 1995 | 3,263,050 |
| 1996 | 3,447,607 |
| 1997 | 3,460,756 |
| 1999 | 3,587,665 |
| 2000 | 3,780,314 |
| 2001 | 3,623,150 |
| 2002 | 3,853,618 |
| 2003 | 3,928,684 |
| 2004 | 4,025,692 |
| 2005 | 4,030,045 |
| 2006 | 4,502,697 |
| 2007 | 4,515,059 |
| 2008 | 4,418,713 |
| 2009 | 4,782,313 |
| 2010 | 4,900,665 |
| 2011 | 4,951,956 |
| 2012 | 4,782,885 |
| 2013 | 4,576,693 |
| 2014 | 4,401,780 |
| 2015 | 4,335,355 |
| 2016 | 4,264,942 |
| 2017 | 4,135,253 |
| 2019 | 3,970,016 |
Primary education, pupils (% female)
Primary education, pupils (% female) in Nepal was 50.61 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 50.78 in 2015, while its lowest value was 14.00 in 1973.
Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 14.90 |
| 1972 | 17.06 |
| 1973 | 14.00 |
| 1974 | 14.74 |
| 1975 | 15.48 |
| 1976 | 20.08 |
| 1977 | 22.06 |
| 1978 | 23.77 |
| 1979 | 26.74 |
| 1980 | 28.05 |
| 1981 | 26.93 |
| 1982 | 27.59 |
| 1983 | 28.00 |
| 1984 | 29.21 |
| 1985 | 29.89 |
| 1986 | 30.12 |
| 1987 | 30.54 |
| 1988 | 31.84 |
| 1989 | 34.65 |
| 1990 | 36.00 |
| 1991 | 37.21 |
| 1992 | 38.28 |
| 1993 | 38.68 |
| 1994 | 39.43 |
| 1995 | 39.89 |
| 1996 | 40.65 |
| 1999 | 41.91 |
| 2000 | 42.62 |
| 2001 | 44.09 |
| 2002 | 44.80 |
| 2003 | 45.39 |
| 2004 | 45.40 |
| 2005 | 46.28 |
| 2006 | 47.41 |
| 2007 | 48.31 |
| 2008 | 48.88 |
| 2009 | 49.46 |
| 2010 | 50.07 |
| 2011 | 50.37 |
| 2012 | 50.43 |
| 2013 | 50.47 |
| 2014 | 50.66 |
| 2015 | 50.78 |
| 2016 | 50.77 |
| 2017 | 50.45 |
| 2019 | 50.61 |
Primary education, teachers
The value for Primary education, teachers in Nepal was 201,296 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 201,296 in 2020 and a minimum value of 17,526 in 1974.
Definition: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 17,988 |
| 1972 | 20,467 |
| 1973 | 20,084 |
| 1974 | 17,526 |
| 1975 | 18,874 |
| 1976 | 20,775 |
| 1977 | 23,395 |
| 1978 | 24,652 |
| 1979 | 26,384 |
| 1980 | 27,805 |
| 1981 | 29,134 |
| 1982 | 32,259 |
| 1983 | 38,131 |
| 1984 | 46,484 |
| 1985 | 51,266 |
| 1986 | 53,405 |
| 1987 | 55,207 |
| 1988 | 57,204 |
| 1989 | 63,945 |
| 1990 | 71,213 |
| 1991 | 74,495 |
| 1992 | 77,948 |
| 1993 | 79,590 |
| 1994 | 81,544 |
| 1995 | 82,645 |
| 1996 | 89,378 |
| 1997 | 91,464 |
| 1999 | 91,878 |
| 2000 | 99,382 |
| 2001 | 97,879 |
| 2002 | 96,659 |
| 2003 | 110,173 |
| 2004 | 112,360 |
| 2005 | 101,483 |
| 2007 | 112,827 |
| 2008 | 116,846 |
| 2009 | 143,574 |
| 2010 | 153,536 |
| 2011 | 167,216 |
| 2012 | 173,714 |
| 2013 | 178,534 |
| 2014 | 183,922 |
| 2015 | 187,684 |
| 2016 | 190,219 |
| 2017 | 197,797 |
| 2019 | 201,075 |
| 2020 | 201,296 |
Primary education, teachers (% female)
Primary education, teachers (% female) in Nepal was 47.42 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 47.42 in 2020, while its lowest value was 7.95 in 1977.
Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1976 | 8.21 |
| 1977 | 7.95 |
| 1979 | 9.79 |
| 1980 | 9.64 |
| 1983 | 9.19 |
| 1988 | 10.78 |
| 1991 | 13.70 |
| 1992 | 14.99 |
| 1993 | 16.05 |
| 1999 | 22.51 |
| 2000 | 23.75 |
| 2001 | 25.31 |
| 2002 | 25.27 |
| 2003 | 28.64 |
| 2004 | 29.14 |
| 2005 | 30.10 |
| 2007 | 32.04 |
| 2008 | 35.50 |
| 2009 | 38.61 |
| 2010 | 39.63 |
| 2011 | 42.25 |
| 2012 | 42.24 |
| 2013 | 41.54 |
| 2014 | 41.64 |
| 2015 | 41.89 |
| 2016 | 42.26 |
| 2017 | 43.96 |
| 2019 | 44.60 |
| 2020 | 47.42 |
Classification
Topic: Education Indicators
Sub-Topic: Outcomes
