Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Nepal
Nepal: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male was 110.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Nepal, 1992–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Nepal is 110.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Nepal peaked at 116.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 70.7%, in 1999.
Nepal ranks 6th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 70.8% | — |
| 1999 | 70.7% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 73.5% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 70.8% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 75.4% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 74.3% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 74.7% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 77.3% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 79.2% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 81.3% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 102.6% | +26.2% |
| 2013 | 102.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 104.7% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 107.3% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 112.8% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 109.5% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 112.8% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 103.6% | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 105.4% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 116.4% | +10.4% |
| 2024 | 111.9% | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 110.0% | -1.7% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 110.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.1%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 110.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 89.8%, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +26.2% | 81.3% | 102.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.7% | 70.7% | 70.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 75.8% | 70.8% | 81.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 107.5% | 102.6% | 112.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 109.5% | 103.6% | 116.4% | 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 gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Nepal?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Nepal was 110.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 116.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.7% in 1999.
- How does Nepal rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male?
- Nepal ranks 6th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release