Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Nepal
Nepal: Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private was 52.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Nepal, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 52.0% for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Nepal peaked at 52.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 2002.
Nepal ranks 84th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.1% | — |
| 2002 | 21.6% | -43.2% |
| 2003 | 22.9% | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 44.0% | +92.3% |
| 2006 | 41.7% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 45.4% | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 45.4% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 46.8% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 48.0% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 52.9% | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 50.3% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 49.2% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 50.6% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 49.9% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 50.2% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 50.0% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 50.7% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 51.1% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 52.0% | +1.8% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 52.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.8%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +92.3% | 22.9% | 44.0% |
| 2002 | -43.2% | 38.1% | 21.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.0% | 21.6% | 45.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 49.7% | 46.8% | 52.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 50.8% | 50.0% | 52.0% | 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 percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Nepal?
- Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Nepal was 52.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 52.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 2002.
- How does Nepal rank for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private?
- Nepal ranks 84th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private institutions, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release