Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Nepal
Nepal: Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary was 75.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Nepal, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Nepal stood at 75.8%.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Nepal peaked at 88.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 65.5%, in 2022.
That places Nepal 112th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 86.0% | — |
| 2013 | 82.2% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 88.4% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 83.5% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 83.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 80.7% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 81.9% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 73.3% | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 65.5% | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 76.4% | +16.5% |
| 2024 | 75.8% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 84.1% | 80.7% | 88.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 74.6% | 65.5% | 81.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More education data for Nepal
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 124,257 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 263,796 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 752,326 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 609,324 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.57 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1204 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Nepal?
- Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Nepal was 75.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 88.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.5% in 2022.
- How does Nepal rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
- Nepal ranks 112th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entry age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release