Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Nepal
Nepal: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile was 94.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Nepal, 2007–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 94.0% for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Nepal peaked at 94.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 76.2%, in 2007.
Nepal ranks 19th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 76.2% | — |
| 2011 | 90.7% | +19.0% |
| 2014 | 86.8% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 88.5% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.2% | 76.2% | 76.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 89.8% | 86.8% | 93.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 94.0% | 94.0% | 94.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 16 Peru 95.5% compare
- 17 Nigeria 94.5% compare
- 18 Philippines 94.3% compare
- 20 Dominican Republic 92.6% compare
- 21 El Salvador 91.3% compare
- 22 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 90.7% 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 completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Nepal?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Nepal was 94.0% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.2% in 2007.
- How does Nepal rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile?
- Nepal ranks 19th out of 36 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release