Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Nepal
Nepal: Average years of schooling, males vs. females was 5.8 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Nepal, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling, males vs. females in Nepal is 5.8 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling, males vs. females in Nepal peaked at 5.8 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.84 years, in 1990.
That places Nepal 168th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Nepal, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.84 years | — |
| 1991 | 3.91 years | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 3.98 years | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 4.05 years | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 4.12 years | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 4.19 years | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 4.21 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 4.23 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 4.25 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 4.27 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 4.29 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 4.39 years | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 4.44 years | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 4.5 years | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 4.55 years | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 4.61 years | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 4.66 years | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 4.71 years | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 4.77 years | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 4.82 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 4.88 years | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 4.93 years | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 4.98 years | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 5.03 years | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 5.08 years | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 5.12 years | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 5.17 years | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 5.32 years | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 5.46 years | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 5.6 years | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 5.7 years | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 5.8 years | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 5.8 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.8 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.1 years | 3.84 years | 4.27 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.57 years | 4.29 years | 4.82 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.16 years | 4.88 years | 5.6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.78 years | 5.7 years | 5.8 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 165 South Sudan 6.19 years compare
- 166 Haiti 6.14 years compare
- 167 Mauritania 5.85 years compare
- 169 Gambia 5.75 years compare
- 170 Eritrea 5.71 years compare
- 171 Mozambique 5.67 years compare
More education data for Nepal
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7265 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 157,456 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0951 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.36 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.06 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling, males vs. females in Nepal?
- Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Nepal was 5.8 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.84 years in 1990.
- How does Nepal rank for average years of schooling, males vs. females?
- Nepal ranks 168th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling, males vs. females rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling, males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) men over 25 years participated in formal education.