Which has higher secondary education, general pupils, Nepal or United Kingdom?

United Kingdom, at 4.17 million against 3.42 million in Nepal as of 2017.

What is the difference in secondary education, general pupils between Nepal and United Kingdom?

753,340, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and United Kingdom?

25 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, general pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nepal vs United Kingdom: Secondary education, general pupils

Nepal

3.42 million

in 2019

United Kingdom

4.17 million

in 2017

Nepal rank

29th

United Kingdom rank

26th

Secondary education, general pupils over time

Nepal
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 4.17 million against 3.42 million in Nepal, a difference of 753,340.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.2 times Nepal's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Nepal ranks 29th and United Kingdom ranks 26th of 205 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nepal	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1970s	244,458	4.62 million	4.37 million	United Kingdom
1990s	1.20 million	4.15 million	2.95 million	United Kingdom
2000s	1.86 million	4.43 million	2.57 million	United Kingdom
2010s	3.06 million	4.43 million	1.37 million	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, general pupils, Nepal or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 4.17 million against 3.42 million in Nepal as of 2017.
What is the difference in secondary education, general pupils between Nepal and United Kingdom?: 753,340, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and United Kingdom?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2017.
How do Nepal and United Kingdom rank globally for secondary education, general pupils?: Nepal ranks 29th and United Kingdom ranks 26th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, general pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Secondary education, general pupils
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 247 places, 9,345 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.