School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Nepal

Nepal: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 13.38 years in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
13.38 years
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
101st
of 175 countries
All-time high
13.38 years
in 2019
All-time low
2.89 years
in 1983
Years of data
18
1983–2019

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Nepal, 1983–2019

2.557.51012.51983200120191983: 2.9 years1989: 4.7 years1990: 5.2 years1991: 5.5 years2000: 7.5 years2002: 8 years2003: 8.2 years2005: 8.8 years2006: 9.4 years2008: 10.2 years2009: 10.9 years2010: 12 years2011: 12.5 years2013: 12.9 years2015: 12.9 years2016: 12.9 years2017: 13 years2019: 13.4 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

Nepal recorded 13.38 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Nepal peaked at 13.38 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.89 years, in 1983.

Nepal ranks 101st of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 3.78 years 2.89 years 4.68 years 2
1990s 5.33 years 5.18 years 5.48 years 2
2000s 8.98 years 7.53 years 10.91 years 7
2010s 12.79 years 11.96 years 13.38 years 7

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 98 Bermuda 13.46 years compare
  2. 99 Belize 13.42 years compare
  3. 100 Saint Lucia 13.41 years compare
  4. 102 Jamaica 13.35 years compare
  5. 103 Egypt 13.31 years compare
  6. 104 Kyrgyzstan 13.24 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Nepal?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Nepal was 13.38 years in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 13.38 years in 2019.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 2.89 years in 1983.
How does Nepal rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Nepal ranks 101st out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nepal data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
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Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.