Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Nepal
Nepal: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 83.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Nepal, 2011–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Nepal is 83.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 39.2% on the previous year and up 1,162.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Nepal peaked at 83.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2011.
Nepal ranks 110th of 133 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 6.6% | — |
| 2020 | 50.3% | +663.1% |
| 2023 | 46.7% | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 59.8% | +28.1% |
| 2025 | 83.3% | +39.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.6% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 1 |
| 2020s | 60.0% | 46.7% | 83.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 107 Syrian Arab Republic 86.9% compare
- 108 Marshall Islands 85.9% compare
- 109 Panama 85.2% compare
- 111 Micronesia, Federated States of 81.9% compare
- 112 Djibouti 81.5% compare
- 113 Rwanda 80.5% compare
More education data for Nepal
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Nepal?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Nepal was 83.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 83.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2011.
- How does Nepal rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- Nepal ranks 110th out of 133 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,162.8%. 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 primary schools with access to electricity (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release