Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Nepal
Nepal: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 74.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Nepal, 1991–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 74.4% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and up 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Nepal peaked at 78.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 2000.
Nepal ranks 121st of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 29.9% | — |
| 1993 | 29.6% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 29.0% | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 30.0% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 33.3% | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 20.3% | -39.1% |
| 2000 | 20.2% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 24.8% | +22.7% |
| 2002 | 28.1% | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 29.0% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 24.6% | -15.1% |
| 2006 | 24.0% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 26.8% | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 32.2% | +20.4% |
| 2009 | 33.4% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 39.3% | +17.6% |
| 2011 | 41.5% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 44.2% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 47.0% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 49.3% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 49.9% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 53.2% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 56.4% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 63.3% | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 73.2% | +15.6% |
| 2021 | 72.4% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 71.4% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 78.6% | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 77.7% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 74.4% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.7% | 20.3% | 33.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 27.0% | 20.2% | 33.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 49.3% | 39.3% | 63.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 74.6% | 71.4% | 78.6% | 6 |
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More education data for Nepal
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0951 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.36 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 633,053 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Nepal?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Nepal was 74.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 78.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2000.
- How does Nepal rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Nepal ranks 121st out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.0%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release