Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female in Nepal
Nepal: Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female was 86.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female in Nepal, 2007–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female in Nepal stood at 86.2%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.0% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female in Nepal peaked at 86.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 56.1%, in 2007.
Nepal ranks 22nd of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 56.1% | — |
| 2011 | 70.9% | +26.4% |
| 2014 | 71.9% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 65.8% | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 77.7% | +18.0% |
| 2021 | 86.2% | +11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.1% | 56.1% | 56.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 71.6% | 65.8% | 77.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 86.2% | 86.2% | 86.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More education data for Nepal
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female in Nepal?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female in Nepal was 86.2% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 86.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.1% in 2007.
- How does Nepal rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female?
- Nepal ranks 22nd out of 37 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. 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, rural, middle quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release