Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Nepal
Nepal: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary was 42.3% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Nepal, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 42.3% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 66.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Nepal peaked at 42.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1960.
That places Nepal 113th 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: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.8% | — |
| 1965 | 2.0% | +151.2% |
| 1970 | 3.6% | +79.1% |
| 1975 | 4.2% | +16.9% |
| 1980 | 6.0% | +43.5% |
| 1985 | 13.7% | +126.3% |
| 1990 | 24.5% | +79.3% |
| 1995 | 23.2% | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 25.4% | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 32.6% | +28.2% |
| 2010 | 42.3% | +29.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.4% | 0.8% | 2.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.9% | 3.6% | 4.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 9.9% | 6.0% | 13.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 23.9% | 23.2% | 24.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.0% | 25.4% | 32.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 42.3% | 42.3% | 42.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 110 Pakistan 44.3% compare
- 111 Austria 43.9% compare
- 112 Sierra Leone 42.3% compare
- 114 Afghanistan 40.1% compare
- 115 Lao People's Democratic Republic 40.1% compare
- 116 Kuwait 37.9% compare
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 barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Nepal?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Nepal was 42.3% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 42.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1960.
- How does Nepal rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary?
- Nepal ranks 113th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.5%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)