Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Nepal
Nepal: Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled was 128.56 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Nepal, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Nepal recorded 128.56 for primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Nepal peaked at 151.55 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 25.2, in 1970.
That places Nepal 6th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 25.2 | — |
| 1981 | 68.38 | +171.4% |
| 1982 | 70.93 | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 76.35 | +7.6% |
| 1984 | 80.04 | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 80.69 | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 80.61 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 82.62 | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 87.02 | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 101.58 | +16.7% |
| 1990 | 109.22 | +7.5% |
| 1991 | 109.98 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 112.6 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 111.68 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 112.39 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 112.08 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 115.61 | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 113.21 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 112.4 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 111.58 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 114.35 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 106.7 | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 110.7 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 109.98 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 112.83 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 113.66 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 128.37 | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 130.22 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 128.88 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 141.32 | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 147.09 | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 151.55 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 149.36 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 145.73 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 143 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 143.57 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 139.18 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 135.35 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 136.39 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 137.43 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 121.9 | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 119.98 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 121.23 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 126.55 | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 124.62 | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 128.56 | +3.2% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 128.56 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 102.7, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 128.56 is above the median for South Asia, which is 108.76, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +171.4% | 25.2 | 68.38 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.2 | 25.2 | 25.2 | 1 |
| 1980s | 80.91 | 68.38 | 101.58 | 9 |
| 1990s | 112.07 | 109.22 | 115.61 | 10 |
| 2000s | 119.7 | 106.7 | 141.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 142.86 | 135.35 | 151.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 123.81 | 119.98 | 128.56 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 3 Rwanda 149.57 compare
- 4 Malawi 139.02 compare
- 5 Madagascar 132.74 compare
- 7 Turks and Caicos Islands 125.06 compare
- 8 United States Virgin Islands 124.08 compare
- 9 Saint Kitts and Nevis 121.12 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 primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Nepal?
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Nepal was 128.56 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 151.55 in 2011.
- What is the lowest primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.2 in 1970.
- How does Nepal rank for primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled?
- Nepal ranks 6th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates with 569 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates with 569 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.