Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, female in Nepal
Nepal: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, female was 2.25 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, female in Nepal, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female in Nepal stood at 2.25. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 86.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female in Nepal peaked at 2.25 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 1960.
Nepal ranks 134th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 25+, female in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.01 | — |
| 1965 | 0.03 | +200.0% |
| 1970 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.08 | +166.7% |
| 1980 | 0.09 | +12.5% |
| 1985 | 0.38 | +322.2% |
| 1990 | 0.82 | +115.8% |
| 1995 | 1.03 | +25.6% |
| 2000 | 1.21 | +17.5% |
| 2005 | 1.67 | +38.0% |
| 2010 | 2.25 | +34.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.055 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.235 | 0.09 | 0.38 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.925 | 0.82 | 1.03 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.44 | 1.21 | 1.67 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.25 | 2.25 | 2.25 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 131 Sudan 2.51 compare
- 132 Central African Republic 2.35 compare
- 133 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.33 compare
- 135 Burundi 2.24 compare
- 136 Sierra Leone 2.16 compare
- 137 Benin 2.06 compare
More education data for Nepal
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 633,053 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 86,127 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 71,329 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 358,140 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 12.15 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female in Nepal?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female in Nepal was 2.25 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 25+, female recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.25 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 1960.
- How does Nepal rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female?
- Nepal ranks 134th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.0%. 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 25+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 25+, female is the average years of education completed among females over age 25.