Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural gender in Nepal
Nepal: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural gender was 0.5297 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 0.5297 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 9.4% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Nepal peaked at 0.5297 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1172 GPIA, in 1981.
That places Nepal 80th out of 94 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural gender in Nepal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.1172 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.3479 GPIA | +196.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4017 GPIA | +15.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3632 GPIA | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4841 GPIA | +33.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5297 GPIA | +9.4% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.5297 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6402 GPIA, 83% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1172 GPIA | 0.1172 GPIA | 0.1172 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3479 GPIA | 0.3479 GPIA | 0.3479 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4163 GPIA | 0.3632 GPIA | 0.4841 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.5297 GPIA | 0.5297 GPIA | 0.5297 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 0.5297 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 0.5297 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1172 GPIA in 1981.
- How does Nepal rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Nepal ranks 80th out of 94 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 31.9%. 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 rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release