Mean years of schooling long run in Nepal
Nepal: Mean years of schooling long run was 6.19 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Mean years of schooling long run in Nepal, 1870–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, mean years of schooling long run in Nepal stood at 6.19. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean years of schooling long run in Nepal peaked at 6.19 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 1870.
Nepal ranks 96th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mean years of schooling long run in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 0.01 | — |
| 1875 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.07 | +600.0% |
| 1925 | 0.08 | +14.3% |
| 1930 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.09 | +12.5% |
| 1940 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.11 | +22.2% |
| 1950 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.12 | +9.1% |
| 1960 | 0.14 | +16.7% |
| 1965 | 0.28 | +100.0% |
| 1970 | 0.52 | +85.7% |
| 1975 | 0.75 | +44.2% |
| 1980 | 1.04 | +38.7% |
| 1985 | 1.86 | +78.8% |
| 1990 | 2.58 | +38.7% |
| 1995 | 2.76 | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 3.13 | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 3.74 | +19.5% |
| 2010 | 4.44 | +18.7% |
| 2015 | 5.44 | +22.5% |
| 2020 | 6.19 | +13.8% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 6.19 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.23, 86% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mean years of schooling long run 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | +600.0% | 0.01 | 0.07 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1880s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1890s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1900s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.075 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.085 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.1 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 2 |
| 1950s | 0.115 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 2 |
| 1960s | 0.21 | 0.14 | 0.28 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.635 | 0.52 | 0.75 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.45 | 1.04 | 1.86 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.67 | 2.58 | 2.76 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.44 | 3.13 | 3.74 | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.94 | 4.44 | 5.44 | 2 |
| 2020s | 6.19 | 6.19 | 6.19 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More education data for Nepal
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.55 (2025)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.24 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean years of schooling long run in Nepal?
- Mean years of schooling long run in Nepal was 6.19 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mean years of schooling long run recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 6.19 in 2020.
- What is the lowest mean years of schooling long run recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 1870.
- How does Nepal rank for mean years of schooling long run?
- Nepal ranks 96th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mean years of schooling long run rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Mean years of schooling long run. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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