Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Nepal
Nepal: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.6098 GPIA in 2021. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Nepal, 1971β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Nepal is 0.6098 GPIA, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Nepal peaked at 0.6146 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0727 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Nepal 120th out of 137 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0727 GPIA | 0.0727 GPIA | 0.0727 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3553 GPIA | 0.3318 GPIA | 0.3787 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.5193 GPIA | 0.424 GPIA | 0.6146 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.6098 GPIA | 0.6098 GPIA | 0.6098 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 upper secondary education or in Nepal?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Nepal was 0.6098 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6146 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0727 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Nepal rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Nepal ranks 120th out of 137 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. 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 upper secondary 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