Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Nepal
Nepal: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.6172 GPIA in 2021. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Nepal, 2001β2021
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 125th out of 133 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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
- 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 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 125th out of 133 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