Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Nepal
Nepal: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary was 26.0% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Nepal, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Nepal stood at 26.0%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 55.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Nepal peaked at 26.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1960.
Nepal ranks 62nd of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1% | — |
| 1965 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 1970 | 0.6% | +145.8% |
| 1975 | 1.1% | +86.4% |
| 1980 | 1.3% | +21.8% |
| 1985 | 3.3% | +149.3% |
| 1990 | 6.1% | +83.8% |
| 1995 | 9.9% | +62.1% |
| 2000 | 16.7% | +67.9% |
| 2005 | 21.6% | +29.3% |
| 2010 | 26.0% | +20.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 1.3% | 3.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 6.1% | 9.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 16.7% | 21.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
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+ with primary in Nepal?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Nepal was 26.0% 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+ with primary recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 26.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1960.
- How does Nepal rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
- Nepal ranks 62nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.4%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)