Completion rate, primary … education location LPIA adjusted in Nepal
Nepal: Completion rate, primary … education location LPIA adjusted was 0.9764 LPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index in Nepal, 2001–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 0.9764 LPIA for completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index in 2021. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index in Nepal peaked at 0.9764 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6522 LPIA, in 2001.
That places Nepal 45th out of 83 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, primary … education location LPIA adjusted in Nepal, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.6522 LPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.8133 LPIA | +24.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8513 LPIA | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8499 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8901 LPIA | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9565 LPIA | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9764 LPIA | +2.1% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.9764 LPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8784 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7328 LPIA | 0.6522 LPIA | 0.8133 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.887 LPIA | 0.8499 LPIA | 0.9565 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9764 LPIA | 0.9764 LPIA | 0.9764 LPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More education data for Nepal
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.55 (2025)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.24 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index in Nepal?
- Completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index in Nepal was 0.9764 LPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9764 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6522 LPIA in 2001.
- How does Nepal rank for completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index?
- Nepal ranks 45th out of 83 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. 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, primary education, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release