Persistence to grade 5, total in Nepal
Nepal: Persistence to grade 5, total was 73.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Persistence to grade 5, total in Nepal, 1991–2016
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2016, persistence to grade 5, total in Nepal stood at 73.5%.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistence to grade 5, total in Nepal peaked at 76.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 52.2%, in 1991.
That places Nepal 134th out of 164 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Persistence to grade 5, total in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 52.2% | — |
| 1999 | 59.0% | +13.2% |
| 2002 | 65.3% | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 67.7% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 61.6% | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 61.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 55.3% | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 60.4% | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 70.1% | +16.1% |
| 2015 | 76.9% | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 73.5% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.6% | 52.2% | 59.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 64.1% | 61.6% | 67.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 67.2% | 55.3% | 76.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More education data for Nepal
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 157,456 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persistence to grade 5, total in Nepal?
- Persistence to grade 5, total in Nepal was 73.5% in 2016, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest persistence to grade 5, total recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 76.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persistence to grade 5, total recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.2% in 1991.
- How does Nepal rank for persistence to grade 5, total?
- Nepal ranks 134th out of 164 countries with data for 2016.
- Is persistence to grade 5, total rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.