Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Nepal
Nepal: Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) was 89.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Nepal, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Nepal is 89.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Nepal peaked at 89.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 1981.
Nepal ranks 103rd of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.7% | 19.2% | 28.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 36.1% | 29.7% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.2% | 44.8% | 65.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.1% | 67.2% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 83.1% | 89.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More education data for Nepal
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 157,456 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 128.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Nepal?
- Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Nepal was 89.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 89.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 1981.
- How does Nepal rank for completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data)?
- Nepal ranks 103rd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. 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, primary education, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release