Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Nepal
Nepal: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 21.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Nepal, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Nepal stood at 21.1%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.1% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Nepal peaked at 66.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 2025.
Nepal ranks 91st of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.3% | — |
| 2001 | 65.7% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 65.1% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 55.6% | -14.6% |
| 2004 | 54.6% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 54.4% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 53.4% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 50.9% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 48.1% | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 46.3% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 45.2% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 45.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 44.2% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 40.7% | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 36.6% | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 33.0% | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 30.0% | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 28.5% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 28.3% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 29.0% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 30.4% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 32.1% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 32.9% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 30.5% | -7.3% |
| 2024 | 26.4% | -13.4% |
| 2025 | 21.1% | -20.1% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 21.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.0%, 60% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 21.1% is below the median for South Asia, which is 24.5%, 86% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.0% | 46.3% | 66.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.1% | 28.3% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 21.1% | 32.9% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Nepal?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Nepal was 21.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 66.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 2025.
- How does Nepal rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Nepal ranks 91st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release