Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Nepal
Nepal: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Nepal, 2016–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Nepal stood at 0.7%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 85.2% on the previous year and down 89.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Nepal peaked at 12.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2025.
Nepal ranks 164th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6.7% | — |
| 2017 | 5.2% | -21.9% |
| 2021 | 12.9% | +146.9% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | -32.3% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | -56.7% |
| 2024 | 4.6% | +20.8% |
| 2025 | 0.7% | -85.2% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13.7%, 5% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.7% is below the median for South Asia, which is 9.8%, 7% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.2% | 6.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 0.7% | 12.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 161 Samoa 0.8% compare
- 162 Antigua and Barbuda 0.8% compare
- 163 Hong Kong, China 0.7% compare
- 165 Saudi Arabia 0.6% compare
- 166 Netherlands 0.6% compare
- 167 Portugal 0.5% compare
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 of lower secondary school age in Nepal?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Nepal was 0.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2025.
- How does Nepal rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Nepal ranks 164th out of 183 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release