Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Nepal
Nepal: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 8.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Nepal, 2016–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Nepal stood at 8.2%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.0% on the previous year and down 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Nepal peaked at 20.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2025.
Nepal ranks 112th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 18.0% | — |
| 2017 | 15.9% | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 20.2% | +27.1% |
| 2022 | 17.3% | -14.7% |
| 2023 | 12.6% | -27.2% |
| 2024 | 13.2% | +5.3% |
| 2025 | 8.2% | -38.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.9% | 15.9% | 18.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 8.2% | 20.2% | 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 out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Nepal?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Nepal was 8.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2025.
- How does Nepal rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Nepal ranks 112th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release