Net attendance rate of primary school in Nepal
Nepal: Net attendance rate of primary school was 96.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Net attendance rate of primary school in Nepal, 2007–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net attendance rate of primary school in Nepal is 96.5%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net attendance rate of primary school in Nepal peaked at 96.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 89.6%, in 2007.
That places Nepal 19th out of 36 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.6% | 89.6% | 89.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 93.7% | 93.0% | 94.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 96.5% | 96.5% | 96.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More education data for Nepal
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 128.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 157,456 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.96 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 126.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net attendance rate of primary school in Nepal?
- Net attendance rate of primary school in Nepal was 96.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net attendance rate of primary school recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest net attendance rate of primary school recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.6% in 2007.
- How does Nepal rank for net attendance rate of primary school?
- Nepal ranks 19th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
- Is net attendance rate of primary school rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net attendance rate of primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of students of the official age group for primary education who are attending school at any level of education, expressed as a percentage of the corresponding population.