School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Nepal
Nepal: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 12.92 years in 2019. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Nepal, 1983β2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Nepal stood at 12.92 years. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Nepal peaked at 12.92 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.69 years, in 1983.
That places Nepal 96th out of 175 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.5 years | 7.69 years | 9.32 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.68 years | 9.65 years | 9.7 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.51 years | 10.21 years | 11.24 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 12.42 years | 11.91 years | 12.92 years | 7 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 93 South Africa 13.21 years compare
- 94 Aruba 13.2 years compare
- 95 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 13.14 years compare
- 97 Seychelles 12.92 years compare
- 98 Cameroon 12.86 years compare
- 99 Belize 12.86 years compare
More gender data for Nepal
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,927 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7039 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 264,089 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 273,367 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 265,882 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 274,092 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 268,570 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 277,470 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 269,376 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 278,739 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Nepal?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Nepal was 12.92 years in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 12.92 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.69 years in 1983.
- How does Nepal rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Nepal ranks 96th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.