Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Nepal
Nepal: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.632 LPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Nepal, 2008–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Nepal is 0.632 LPIA, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.7% on the previous year and up 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Nepal peaked at 0.632 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.359 LPIA, in 2008.
That places Nepal 84th out of 100 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.359 LPIA | 0.359 LPIA | 0.359 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4836 LPIA | 0.4168 LPIA | 0.5368 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.632 LPIA | 0.632 LPIA | 0.632 LPIA | 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 128.56 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 128.6% (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 0.632 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 0.632 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.359 LPIA in 2008.
- How does Nepal rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Nepal ranks 84th out of 100 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 51.6%. 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 primary 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