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 19.8% 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
Nepal recorded 19.8% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 13.5% on the previous year and down 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Nepal peaked at 35.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 19.8%, in 2024.
That places Nepal 30th 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 | 35.2% | — |
| 2014 | 30.1% | -14.6% |
| 2015 | 30.8% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 33.4% | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 33.8% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 33.1% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 21.9% | -33.7% |
| 2022 | 22.3% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 22.9% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 19.8% | -13.5% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 19.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.3%, 1.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 19.8% is above the median for South Asia, which is 2.9%, 6.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.7% | 30.1% | 35.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 19.8% | 22.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 27 Burkina Faso 23.3% compare
- 28 Timor-Leste 20.6% compare
- 29 Bahamas 20.1% compare
- 31 Sao Tome and Principe 17.4% compare
- 32 Cambodia 17.1% compare
- 33 Kenya 17.0% compare
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 19.8% 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 35.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.8% in 2024.
- How does Nepal rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Nepal ranks 30th 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 34.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release