Nepal - Children out of school

Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in Nepal was 103,384 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,058,356 in 1999 and a minimum value of 2,895 in 2012.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1983 848,644
1984 849,092
1988 807,830
1999 1,058,356
2000 882,973
2003 688,699
2004 677,338
2011 22,049
2012 2,895
2014 30,866
2015 49,866
2016 49,332
2017 101,223
2019 103,384

Children out of school, primary, female

The value for Children out of school, primary, female in Nepal was 427,047 as of 2004. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 663,539 in 1988 and a minimum value of 427,047 in 2004.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1983 661,666
1984 660,402
1988 663,539
1999 653,202
2000 556,681
2003 434,279
2004 427,047

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age)

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age) in Nepal was 25.22 as of 2004. Its highest value over the past 21 years was 65.64 in 1983, while its lowest value was 25.22 in 2004.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1983 65.64
1984 63.59
1988 56.99
1999 42.98
2000 35.88
2003 26.00
2004 25.22

Children out of school, primary, male

The value for Children out of school, primary, male in Nepal was 250,291 as of 2004. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 405,154 in 1999 and a minimum value of 144,291 in 1988.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1983 186,978
1984 188,690
1988 144,291
1999 405,154
2000 326,292
2003 254,420
2004 250,291

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age)

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age) in Nepal was 14.03 as of 2004. Its highest value over the past 21 years was 25.63 in 1999, while its lowest value was 11.86 in 1988.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1983 17.66
1984 17.29
1988 11.86
1999 25.63
2000 20.21
2003 14.53
2004 14.03

Children out of school (% of primary school age)

Children out of school (% of primary school age) in Nepal was 3.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 36 years was 41.06 in 1983, while its lowest value was 0.09 in 2012.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1983 41.06
1984 39.87
1988 33.93
1999 34.14
2000 27.89
2003 20.13
2004 19.48
2011 0.67
2012 0.09
2014 1.00
2015 1.66
2016 1.67
2017 3.52
2019 3.70

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation