Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Nepal
Nepal: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 1.34 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Nepal, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Nepal is 1.34 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 54.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Nepal peaked at 1.34 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6583 GPIA, in 2011.
That places Nepal 15th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Nepal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.6583 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.9879 GPIA | +50.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8709 GPIA | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9834 GPIA | +12.9% |
| 2016 | 1.13 GPIA | +14.9% |
| 2017 | 1.28 GPIA | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 1.26 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.11 GPIA | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.29 GPIA | +16.6% |
| 2024 | 1.34 GPIA | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9846 GPIA | 0.6583 GPIA | 1.28 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.22 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 1.34 GPIA | 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 children one year before the official primary in Nepal?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Nepal was 1.34 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6583 GPIA in 2011.
- How does Nepal rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Nepal ranks 15th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.0%. 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 Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary entry age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release