Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Nepal
Nepal: Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty was 13.75 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Nepal, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Nepal is 13.75, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Nepal peaked at 13.75 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.27, in 1990.
Nepal ranks 92nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.27 | — |
| 1991 | 7.44 | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 7.67 | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 7.68 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 7.71 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 7.77 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 8.12 | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 8.24 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 8.35 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 8.47 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 8.58 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 8.19 | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 8.71 | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 8.86 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 9.08 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 9.3 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 9.87 | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 9.97 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 10.39 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 11.09 | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 11.89 | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 12.36 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 12.5 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 12.65 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 12.57 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 12.64 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 12.7 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 12.7 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 12.82 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 12.94 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 12.64 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 12.43 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 12.46 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 13.75 | +10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.87 | 7.27 | 8.47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.4 | 8.19 | 11.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.58 | 11.89 | 12.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.82 | 12.43 | 13.75 | 4 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 128.56 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 128.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Nepal?
- Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Nepal was 13.75 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 13.75 in 2023.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.27 in 1990.
- How does Nepal rank for expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty?
- Nepal ranks 92nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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