Completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, male in Nepal

Nepal: Completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, male was 17.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
17.2%
Change on year
up 25.1%
World rank
27th
of 39 countries
All-time high
17.2%
in 2021
All-time low
3.9%
in 2007
Years of data
6
2007–2021

Completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, male in Nepal, 2007–2021

510152007201420212007: 3.9 %2011: 5.4 %2014: 9.1 %2016: 13.6 %2019: 13.8 %2021: 17.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, male in Nepal is 17.2%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.1% on the previous year and up 217.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, male in Nepal peaked at 17.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2007.

That places Nepal 27th out of 39 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.9% 3.9% 3.9% 1
2010s 10.5% 5.4% 13.8% 4
2020s 17.2% 17.2% 17.2% 1

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 24 Honduras 22.9% compare
  2. 25 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 21.3% compare
  3. 26 Gambia 19.3% compare
  4. 28 Lesotho 13.6% compare
  5. 29 Sierra Leone 11.9% compare
  6. 30 Senegal 10.2% compare

See the full ranking of 39 places →

More education data for Nepal

All data for Nepal →

Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, male in Nepal?
Completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, male in Nepal was 17.2% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, male recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2021.
What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, male recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2007.
How does Nepal rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, male?
Nepal ranks 27th out of 39 countries with data for 2021.
Is completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, male rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is up 217.1%. 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, second quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, male in Nepal. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 22 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/completion-rate-upper-secondary-education-second-quintile-male-percent-2/nepal/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/completion-rate-upper-secondary-education-second-quintile-male-percent-2/nepal/">Completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, male in Nepal</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
39 places, 426 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release