Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in Nepal
Nepal: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity was 94.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in Nepal, 2011–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 94.1% for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 29.5% on the previous year and up 651.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in Nepal peaked at 94.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2011.
That places Nepal 99th out of 119 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 12.5% | — |
| 2020 | 77.7% | +520.6% |
| 2023 | 33.5% | -56.9% |
| 2024 | 72.6% | +116.8% |
| 2025 | 94.1% | +29.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 1 |
| 2020s | 69.5% | 33.5% | 94.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More education data for Nepal
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 86,127 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 71,329 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 358,140 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 12.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 274,913 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 5.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in Nepal?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in Nepal was 94.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 94.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2011.
- How does Nepal rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity?
- Nepal ranks 99th out of 119 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 651.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release