Educational attainment rate, completed … female lower location LPIA in Nepal
Nepal: Educational attainment rate, completed … female lower location LPIA was 0.5441 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 0.5441 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.9% on the previous year and up 83.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Nepal peaked at 0.5441 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0661 LPIA, in 1981.
Nepal ranks 68th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed … female lower location LPIA in Nepal, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0661 LPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.3043 LPIA | +360.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2971 LPIA | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4126 LPIA | +38.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4616 LPIA | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5441 LPIA | +17.9% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.5441 LPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5012 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0661 LPIA | 0.0661 LPIA | 0.0661 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3043 LPIA | 0.3043 LPIA | 0.3043 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3904 LPIA | 0.2971 LPIA | 0.4616 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.5441 LPIA | 0.5441 LPIA | 0.5441 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 0.5441 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 0.5441 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0661 LPIA in 1981.
- How does Nepal rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Nepal ranks 68th 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 83.1%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release