Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Nepal
Nepal: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 43.2% in 2021. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Nepal, 1971β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 43.2% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2021.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Nepal peaked at 43.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 1971.
Nepal ranks 110th of 132 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 8.1% | 8.1% | 8.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 38.7% | 33.9% | 43.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 39.4% | 37.6% | 41.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 43.2% | 43.2% | 43.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More education data for Nepal
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 128.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0053 units per person (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 43.2% 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 43.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 1971.
- How does Nepal rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Nepal ranks 110th out of 132 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 14.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release