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 21.8% 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 21.8%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and down 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Nepal peaked at 39.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 21.8%, in 2024.
That places Nepal 22nd out of 183 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 | 37.8% | — |
| 2014 | 35.8% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 37.1% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 38.5% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 39.1% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 38.6% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 23.6% | -38.9% |
| 2022 | 24.4% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 23.3% | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 21.8% | -6.4% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 21.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.9%, 2.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 21.8% is above the median for South Asia, which is 2.6%, 8.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 37.8% | 35.8% | 39.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 21.8% | 24.4% | 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 21.8% 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 39.1% 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 21.8% in 2024.
- How does Nepal rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Nepal ranks 22nd out of 183 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 39.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release