Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with no education in Nepal
Nepal: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with no education was 36.4% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with no education in Nepal, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 36.4% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with no education in Nepal peaked at 98.6% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 36.4%, in 2010.
Nepal ranks 20th 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 30-34 with no education in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 98.6% | — |
| 1965 | 97.7% | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 93.9% | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 92.6% | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 85.1% | -8.1% |
| 1985 | 78.8% | -7.4% |
| 1990 | 68.5% | -13.1% |
| 1995 | 63.2% | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 52.4% | -17.0% |
| 2005 | 46.7% | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 36.4% | -22.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 98.1% | 97.7% | 98.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 93.3% | 92.6% | 93.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 81.9% | 78.8% | 85.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 65.8% | 63.2% | 68.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 49.6% | 46.7% | 52.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 36.4% | 36.4% | 36.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 17 Central African Republic 39.8% compare
- 18 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 39.2% compare
- 19 Morocco 37.4% compare
- 21 Mauritania 35.2% compare
- 22 Bangladesh 34.4% compare
- 23 Côte d'Ivoire 33.5% compare
More education data for Nepal
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with no education in Nepal?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with no education in Nepal was 36.4% 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 30-34 with no education recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with no education recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.4% in 2010.
- How does Nepal rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with no education?
- Nepal ranks 20th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with no education rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. 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 30-34 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 30-34 with no education