Completion rate, primary education … rural wealth WPIA adjusted in Nepal
Nepal: Completion rate, primary education … rural wealth WPIA adjusted was 0.9626 WPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity in Nepal, 2007–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 0.9626 WPIA for completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity in 2021. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 56.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity in Nepal peaked at 0.9626 WPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5483 WPIA, in 2007.
Nepal ranks 8th of 22 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, primary education … rural wealth WPIA adjusted in Nepal, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.5483 WPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.6142 WPIA | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8436 WPIA | +37.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9363 WPIA | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9626 WPIA | +2.8% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.9626 WPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.69 WPIA, 1.4× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5483 WPIA | 0.5483 WPIA | 0.5483 WPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.798 WPIA | 0.6142 WPIA | 0.9363 WPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.9626 WPIA | 0.9626 WPIA | 0.9626 WPIA | 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, rural, adjusted wealth parity in Nepal?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity in Nepal was 0.9626 WPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9626 WPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5483 WPIA in 2007.
- How does Nepal rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity?
- Nepal ranks 8th out of 22 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.7%. 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, rural, adjusted wealth parity index (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release