Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Nepal
Nepal: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 107.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Nepal, 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Nepal is 107.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Nepal peaked at 107.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.2%, in 1991.
Nepal ranks 36th 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.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 53.2% | — |
| 1993 | 55.5% | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 55.8% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 57.7% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 59.7% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 56.4% | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 59.8% | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 60.5% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 64.4% | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 64.8% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 66.2% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 74.8% | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 68.8% | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 63.6% | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 70.4% | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 71.1% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 77.5% | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 81.1% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 86.3% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 87.3% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 89.6% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 90.7% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 94.5% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 100.9% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 100.4% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 99.1% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 101.1% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 105.0% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 107.5% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.4% | 53.2% | 59.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 66.4% | 59.8% | 74.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.4% | 77.5% | 100.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 102.6% | 99.1% | 107.5% | 5 |
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More education data for Nepal
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 86,127 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 71,329 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 358,140 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 12.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 274,913 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 5.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Nepal?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Nepal was 107.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 107.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.2% in 1991.
- How does Nepal rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- Nepal ranks 36th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release