Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Nepal: Lower secondary completion rate, total

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
66.7%
in 2024
Nepal
98.2%
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
32nd
Nepal rank
34th

Lower secondary completion rate, total over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Nepal
406080100197419992025

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 98.2% against 66.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 31.5%.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 32nd and Nepal ranks 34th of 45 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan averaged higher in 3 and Nepal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Nepal Difference Ahead
1980s 46.1% 30.3% 15.8% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 48.7% 35.6% 13.1% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 52.6% 46.5% 6.1% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 57.1% 83.3% 26.2% Nepal
2020s 63.2% 100.0% 36.8% Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lower secondary completion rate, total, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Nepal?
Nepal, at 98.2% against 66.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in lower secondary completion rate, total between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Nepal?
31.5%, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Nepal?
23 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Nepal rank globally for lower secondary completion rate, total?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 32nd and Nepal ranks 34th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)
Unit
% of relevant age group
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,918 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.