Adolescents out of school in Nepal
Nepal: Adolescents out of school was 0.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Adolescents out of school in Nepal, 2016–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of lower secondary school age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adolescents out of school in Nepal is 0.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 85.2% on the previous year and down 89.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school in Nepal peaked at 12.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2025.
That places Nepal 160th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Adolescents out of school in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6.7% | — |
| 2017 | 5.2% | -21.9% |
| 2021 | 12.9% | +146.9% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | -32.3% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | -56.7% |
| 2024 | 4.6% | +20.8% |
| 2025 | 0.7% | -85.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.2% | 6.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 0.7% | 12.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
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- 161 Saudi Arabia 0.6% compare
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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 adolescents out of school in Nepal?
- Adolescents out of school in Nepal was 0.7% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2025.
- How does Nepal rank for adolescents out of school?
- Nepal ranks 160th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is adolescents out of school rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.