Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number) (lower male) in Nepal
Nepal: Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number) (lower male) was 956,932 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Nepal, 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Nepal stood at 956,932. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Nepal peaked at 956,932 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 259,298, in 1991.
Nepal ranks 38th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number) (lower male) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 259,298 | — |
| 1993 | 420,899 | +62.3% |
| 1994 | 433,886 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 461,310 | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 490,695 | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 497,719 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 540,953 | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 559,943 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 612,066 | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 648,842 | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 682,371 | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 791,838 | +16.0% |
| 2006 | 746,073 | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 694,537 | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 763,443 | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 760,368 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 818,255 | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 851,663 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 897,771 | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 895,187 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 903,205 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 899,303 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 920,383 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 923,306 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 923,306 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 910,517 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 896,723 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 909,653 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 939,915 | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 956,932 | +1.8% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 956,932 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 348,956, 2.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 956,932 is above the median for South Asia, which is 813,879, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number) (lower male) in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +62.3% | 259,298 | 420,899 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 427,301 | 259,298 | 497,719 | 6 |
| 2000s | 680,043 | 540,953 | 791,838 | 10 |
| 2010s | 892,487 | 818,255 | 923,306 | 9 |
| 2020s | 922,748 | 896,723 | 956,932 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More education data for Nepal
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1204 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Nepal?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Nepal was 956,932 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 956,932 in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 259,298 in 1991.
- How does Nepal rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, male?
- Nepal ranks 38th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release