Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Nepal
Nepal: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted was 0.7412 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.7412 modelled data
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
157th
of 204 countries
All-time high
1.11 modelled data
in 2000
All-time low
0.7412 modelled data
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Nepal, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 0.7412 modelled data for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Nepal peaked at 1.11 modelled data in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7412 modelled data, in 2025.
Nepal ranks 157th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Nepal, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.11 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 1.1 modelled data | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.08 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.02 modelled data | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 1.01 modelled data | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.02 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.02 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.01 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9967 modelled data | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9819 modelled data | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9734 modelled data | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9662 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9562 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9606 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9815 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9958 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.02 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.03 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1 modelled data | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9286 modelled data | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8762 modelled data | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.83 modelled data | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8085 modelled data | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7802 modelled data | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 0.75 modelled data | -3.9% |
| 2025 | 0.7412 modelled data | -1.2% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.7412 modelled data is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9091 modelled data, 82% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.7412 modelled data is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.5914 modelled data, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.03 modelled data | 0.9819 modelled data | 1.11 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9808 modelled data | 0.9286 modelled data | 1.03 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7977 modelled data | 0.7412 modelled data | 0.8762 modelled data | 6 |
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 children of primary school age, adjusted in Nepal?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Nepal was 0.7412 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 modelled data in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7412 modelled data in 2025.
- How does Nepal rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Nepal ranks 157th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. 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 children of primary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release