Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Nepal
Nepal: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.6496 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Nepal, 1981–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 0.6496 GPIA for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Nepal peaked at 0.6496 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4458 GPIA, in 1981.
That places Nepal 97th out of 98 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Nepal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.4458 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.6435 GPIA | +44.4% |
| 2016 | 0.594 GPIA | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6346 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6473 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6496 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4458 GPIA | 0.4458 GPIA | 0.4458 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6435 GPIA | 0.6435 GPIA | 0.6435 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6253 GPIA | 0.594 GPIA | 0.6473 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.6496 GPIA | 0.6496 GPIA | 0.6496 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More education data for Nepal
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Nepal?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Nepal was 0.6496 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6496 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4458 GPIA in 1981.
- How does Nepal rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Nepal ranks 97th out of 98 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release