Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA in Nepal
Nepal: Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA was 0.76 LPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.76 LPIA
Change on year
up 9.5%
World rank
77th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.76 LPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.6171 LPIA
in 2008
Years of data
5
2008–2021
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Nepal, 2008–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 0.76 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2021. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Nepal peaked at 0.76 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6171 LPIA, in 2008.
Nepal ranks 77th of 99 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA in Nepal, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.6171 LPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.6381 LPIA | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7015 LPIA | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6938 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.76 LPIA | +9.5% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.76 LPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7589 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6171 LPIA | 0.6171 LPIA | 0.6171 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6778 LPIA | 0.6381 LPIA | 0.7015 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.76 LPIA | 0.76 LPIA | 0.76 LPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 74 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.7845 LPIA compare
- 75 Mexico 0.7732 LPIA compare
- 76 Zimbabwe 0.7666 LPIA compare
- 78 Bangladesh 0.7589 LPIA compare
- 79 Tanzania 0.755 LPIA compare
- 80 Dominican Republic 0.7499 LPIA compare
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 primary education or higher in Nepal?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Nepal was 0.76 LPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.76 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6171 LPIA in 2008.
- How does Nepal rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Nepal ranks 77th out of 99 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release