Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Nepal
Nepal: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 6.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Nepal, 2008–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 6.7% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2021.
That represents a change of up 19.3% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Nepal peaked at 15.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2019.
That places Nepal 99th out of 113 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 14.8% | 14.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 5.7% | 15.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 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 6.7% 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 15.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2019.
- How does Nepal rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Nepal ranks 99th out of 113 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 down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release