Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Nepal
Nepal: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 20.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Nepal, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Nepal stood at 20.8%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.1% on the previous year and down 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Nepal peaked at 36.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 20.8%, in 2024.
That places Nepal 28th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 36.5% | — |
| 2014 | 33.0% | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 34.0% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 36.0% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 36.5% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 35.9% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 22.7% | -36.6% |
| 2022 | 23.3% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 23.1% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 20.8% | -10.1% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 20.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.3%, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 20.8% is above the median for South Asia, which is 2.8%, 7.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.3% | 33.0% | 36.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 20.8% | 23.3% | 4 |
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 pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Nepal?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Nepal was 20.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 36.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.8% in 2024.
- How does Nepal rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Nepal ranks 28th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release