MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) vs Nepal: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
88.8%
in 2024
Nepal
97.8%
in 2025
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank
47th
Nepal rank
50th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 97.8% against 88.8% in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), a difference of 9.0%.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)'s.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 47th and Nepal ranks 50th of 221 groups.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.2% | 93.3% | 0.1% | Nepal |
| 2000s | 90.5% | 97.0% | 6.5% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 89.5% | 98.3% | 8.7% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 88.7% | 97.5% | 8.9% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in, MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 97.8% against 88.8% in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) and Nepal?
- 9.0%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) and Nepal?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) and Nepal rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 47th and Nepal ranks 50th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release