Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Nepal
Nepal: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total was 4.23 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Nepal, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Nepal is 4.23, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Nepal peaked at 4.23 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.13, in 1960.
That places Nepal 131st out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.13 | — |
| 1965 | 0.27 | +107.7% |
| 1970 | 0.5 | +85.2% |
| 1975 | 0.72 | +44.0% |
| 1980 | 0.99 | +37.5% |
| 1985 | 1.76 | +77.8% |
| 1990 | 2.49 | +41.5% |
| 1995 | 2.65 | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 2.97 | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 3.55 | +19.5% |
| 2010 | 4.23 | +19.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2 | 0.13 | 0.27 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.61 | 0.5 | 0.72 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.38 | 0.99 | 1.76 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.57 | 2.49 | 2.65 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.26 | 2.97 | 3.55 | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.23 | 4.23 | 4.23 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 128 Benin 4.43 compare
- 129 Rwanda 4.36 compare
- 130 Papua New Guinea 4.26 compare
- 131 Sierra Leone 4.23 compare
- 133 Liberia 4.2 compare
- 134 Afghanistan 3.85 compare
More education data for Nepal
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 157,456 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 128.56 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 128.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Nepal?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Nepal was 4.23 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 4.23 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.13 in 1960.
- How does Nepal rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total?
- Nepal ranks 131st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 15+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 15.