Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Nepal
Nepal: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 16.6% in 2017. β Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Nepal, 1971β2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 16.6% for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2017. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Nepal peaked at 16.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1971.
Nepal ranks 79th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 10.8% | 16.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 14.0% | 16.6% | 2 |
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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Nepal?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Nepal was 16.6% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1971.
- How does Nepal rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Nepal ranks 79th out of 108 countries with data for 2017.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 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