Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Nepal
Nepal: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender was 0.6172 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Nepal, 2001–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Nepal is 0.6172 GPIA, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Nepal peaked at 0.6172 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3811 GPIA, in 2001.
That places Nepal 126th out of 134 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Nepal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.3811 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.4267 GPIA | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 0.482 GPIA | +12.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5244 GPIA | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6043 GPIA | +15.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6172 GPIA | +2.1% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.6172 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8479 GPIA, 73% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4039 GPIA | 0.3811 GPIA | 0.4267 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.5369 GPIA | 0.482 GPIA | 0.6043 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.6172 GPIA | 0.6172 GPIA | 0.6172 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
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 0.6172 GPIA 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 0.6172 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3811 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Nepal rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Nepal ranks 126th out of 134 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 28.1%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release