Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban gender in Nepal
Nepal: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban gender was 0.6444 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Nepal, 1981–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 0.6444 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Nepal peaked at 0.6444 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3732 GPIA, in 1981.
That places Nepal 89th out of 97 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban gender in Nepal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.3732 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.6108 GPIA | +63.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6236 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5496 GPIA | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6215 GPIA | +13.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6444 GPIA | +3.7% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.6444 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8237 GPIA, 78% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.6444 GPIA is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.8237 GPIA, 78% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3732 GPIA | 0.3732 GPIA | 0.3732 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6108 GPIA | 0.6108 GPIA | 0.6108 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5982 GPIA | 0.5496 GPIA | 0.6236 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.6444 GPIA | 0.6444 GPIA | 0.6444 GPIA | 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 educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Nepal?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Nepal was 0.6444 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6444 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3732 GPIA in 1981.
- How does Nepal rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Nepal ranks 89th out of 97 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, 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