Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Nepal
Nepal: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education was 50.6% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Nepal, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 50.6% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Nepal peaked at 99.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 50.6%, in 2010.
Nepal ranks 17th 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 25+ with no education in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 99.0% | — |
| 1965 | 97.7% | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 96.0% | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 93.3% | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 90.3% | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 82.9% | -8.2% |
| 1990 | 73.7% | -11.1% |
| 1995 | 70.2% | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 65.0% | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 58.8% | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 50.6% | -14.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 98.4% | 97.7% | 99.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 94.7% | 93.3% | 96.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 86.6% | 82.9% | 90.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 71.9% | 70.2% | 73.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 61.9% | 58.8% | 65.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 50.6% | 50.6% | 50.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More education data for Nepal
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1204 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.69 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Nepal?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Nepal was 50.6% 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 25+ with no education recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.6% in 2010.
- How does Nepal rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education?
- Nepal ranks 17th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. 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 25+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with no education