Nepal vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower secondary completion rate, total
Lower secondary completion rate, total over time
- Nepal
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 98.2% against 44.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 53.8%.
That makes Nepal's figure about 2.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.
Nepal ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th of 187 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.3% | 23.8% | 6.5% | Nepal |
| 1990s | 35.6% | 25.2% | 10.4% | Nepal |
| 2000s | 46.5% | 30.7% | 15.8% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 83.3% | 41.4% | 41.9% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 44.0% | 55.6% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary completion rate, total, Nepal or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Nepal, at 98.2% against 44.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary completion rate, total between Nepal and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 53.8%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2023.
- How do Nepal and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Nepal ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th of 187 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.