Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Nepal
Nepal: Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity was 0.5199 LPIA in 2021. β² Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Nepal, 2001β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Nepal stood at 0.5199 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.5% on the previous year and up 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Nepal peaked at 0.5199 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1855 LPIA, in 2001.
That places Nepal 60th out of 88 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2189 LPIA | 0.1855 LPIA | 0.2522 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3819 LPIA | 0.3211 LPIA | 0.428 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.5199 LPIA | 0.5199 LPIA | 0.5199 LPIA | 1 |
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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, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Nepal?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Nepal was 0.5199 LPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5199 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1855 LPIA in 2001.
- How does Nepal rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity?
- Nepal ranks 60th out of 88 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.9%. 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, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release