Completion rate, upper secondary education … adjusted wealth WPIA in Nepal
Nepal: Completion rate, upper secondary education … adjusted wealth WPIA was 0.2071 WPIA in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Nepal, 2007–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 0.2071 WPIA for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.6% on the previous year and up 264.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Nepal peaked at 0.2071 WPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0331 WPIA, in 2007.
Nepal ranks 30th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, upper secondary education … adjusted wealth WPIA in Nepal, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.0331 WPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.0568 WPIA | +71.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0644 WPIA | +13.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1768 WPIA | +174.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1732 WPIA | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2071 WPIA | +19.6% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.2071 WPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2017 WPIA, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0331 WPIA | 0.0331 WPIA | 0.0331 WPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.1178 WPIA | 0.0568 WPIA | 0.1768 WPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.2071 WPIA | 0.2071 WPIA | 0.2071 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, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Nepal?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Nepal was 0.2071 WPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2071 WPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0331 WPIA in 2007.
- How does Nepal rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity?
- Nepal ranks 30th out of 47 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 264.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 wealth parity index (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release