Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male in Nepal
Nepal: Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male was 17.3% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male in Nepal, 2007–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 17.3% for completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 73.6% on the previous year and up 387.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male in Nepal peaked at 17.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2007.
That places Nepal 25th out of 40 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.5% | — |
| 2011 | 3.5% | +662.1% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | +43.2% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | +143.4% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | -19.4% |
| 2021 | 17.3% | +73.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 3.5% | 12.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 17.3% | 17.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More education data for Nepal
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0951 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.36 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 633,053 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male in Nepal?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male in Nepal was 17.3% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2007.
- How does Nepal rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male?
- Nepal ranks 25th out of 40 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 387.4%. 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, poorest quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release