Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Nepal
Nepal: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.4725 GPIA in 2017. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Nepal, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 0.4725 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2017. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Nepal peaked at 0.4725 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0727 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Nepal 100th out of 108 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0727 GPIA | 0.0727 GPIA | 0.0727 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.1647 GPIA | 0.1647 GPIA | 0.1647 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.302 GPIA | 0.2503 GPIA | 0.3537 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.4264 GPIA | 0.3804 GPIA | 0.4725 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 97 Côte d'Ivoire 0.5485 GPIA compare
- 98 Ghana 0.5259 GPIA compare
- 99 Cameroon 0.4845 GPIA compare
- 101 Senegal 0.4483 GPIA compare
- 102 Burkina Faso 0.4364 GPIA compare
- 103 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 0.4194 GPIA compare
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 0.4725 GPIA 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 0.4725 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0727 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Nepal rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Nepal ranks 100th 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 33.6%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release