Educational attainment rate … Educational lower location LPIA in Nepal
Nepal: Educational attainment rate … Educational lower location LPIA was 0.6073 LPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Nepal, 1981–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 0.6073 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 13.2% on the previous year and up 58.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Nepal peaked at 0.6073 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1668 LPIA, in 1981.
That places Nepal 65th out of 95 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate … Educational lower location LPIA in Nepal, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.1668 LPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.4309 LPIA | +158.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3828 LPIA | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5332 LPIA | +39.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5364 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6073 LPIA | +13.2% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.6073 LPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5197 LPIA, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1668 LPIA | 0.1668 LPIA | 0.1668 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4309 LPIA | 0.4309 LPIA | 0.4309 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4842 LPIA | 0.3828 LPIA | 0.5364 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.6073 LPIA | 0.6073 LPIA | 0.6073 LPIA | 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 0.6073 LPIA 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 0.6073 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1668 LPIA in 1981.
- How does Nepal rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Nepal ranks 65th out of 95 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 58.6%. 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release