Nepal vs WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes

Nepal
6.31 years
in 2024
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
5.57 years
in 2024
Nepal rank
81st
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank
84th

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes over time

  • Nepal
  • WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 6.31 years against 5.57 years in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), a difference of 0.74 years.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1981 it was WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ahead.

Nepal ranks 81st and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 84th of 214 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 1 and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1980s 1.25 years 2.24 years 0.9909 years WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
1990s 1.93 years 2.9 years 0.9675 years WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
2000s 2.96 years 4.11 years 1.15 years WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
2010s 4.73 years 5.07 years 0.3487 years WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
2020s 6.05 years 5.5 years 0.5539 years Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes, Nepal or WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
Nepal, at 6.31 years against 5.57 years in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes between Nepal and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
0.74 years, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
40 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Nepal and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
Nepal ranks 81st and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 84th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
435 places, 16,501 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release