Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Nepal
Nepal: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 26.6% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Nepal, 1971–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 26.6% for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in 2021. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.6% on the previous year and up 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Nepal peaked at 26.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1971.
Nepal ranks 113th of 131 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Nepal, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.3% | — |
| 1981 | 1.4% | +298.8% |
| 2001 | 12.1% | +770.4% |
| 2008 | 17.9% | +47.9% |
| 2011 | 17.2% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 24.7% | +28.6% |
| 2021 | 26.6% | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 12.1% | 17.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 17.2% | 24.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 26.6% | 26.6% | 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 educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Nepal?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Nepal was 26.6% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1971.
- How does Nepal rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Nepal ranks 113th out of 131 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.