Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Nepal
Nepal: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education was 36.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Nepal, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 36.1% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Nepal peaked at 98.2% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 36.1%, in 2010.
Nepal ranks 21st of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 98.2% | — |
| 1965 | 96.1% | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 92.5% | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 89.1% | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 85.1% | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 75.4% | -11.4% |
| 1990 | 65.8% | -12.8% |
| 1995 | 61.8% | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 53.4% | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 44.6% | -16.4% |
| 2010 | 36.1% | -19.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 97.2% | 96.1% | 98.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 90.8% | 89.1% | 92.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 80.3% | 75.4% | 85.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 63.8% | 61.8% | 65.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 49.0% | 44.6% | 53.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 36.1% | 36.1% | 36.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 18 Togo 39.6% compare
- 19 Côte d'Ivoire 39.6% compare
- 20 Papua New Guinea 37.9% compare
- 22 India 33.2% compare
- 23 Eswatini 32.9% compare
- 24 Mauritania 32.2% compare
More education data for Nepal
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.57 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Nepal?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Nepal was 36.1% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.1% in 2010.
- How does Nepal rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education?
- Nepal ranks 21st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 population age 15+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with no education