Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Nepal
Nepal: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 36.4% in 2021. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Nepal, 2001β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Nepal is 36.4%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Nepal peaked at 36.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2001.
That places Nepal 125th out of 135 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.8% | 17.1% | 22.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.9% | 27.6% | 34.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 36.4% | 36.4% | 36.4% | 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 primary education or higher in Nepal?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Nepal was 36.4% 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 36.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2001.
- How does Nepal rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Nepal ranks 125th out of 135 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 31.9%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release