Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, male in Nepal
Nepal: Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, male was 85.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, male in Nepal, 2007–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 85.0% for completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, male in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.9% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, male in Nepal peaked at 85.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 67.0%, in 2007.
Nepal ranks 21st of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, male in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 67.0% | — |
| 2011 | 82.5% | +23.0% |
| 2014 | 74.6% | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 73.7% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 78.0% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 85.0% | +8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.0% | 67.0% | 67.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 77.2% | 73.7% | 82.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 85.0% | 85.0% | 85.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More education data for Nepal
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 86,127 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 71,329 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 358,140 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 12.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 274,913 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 5.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, male in Nepal?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, male in Nepal was 85.0% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, male recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, male recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.0% in 2007.
- How does Nepal rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, male?
- Nepal ranks 21st out of 37 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, male rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release