Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Nepal
Nepal: Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level was 94.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Nepal, 2011–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Nepal is 94.1%, measured 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 schools with access to electricity, by education level in Nepal peaked at 94.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2011.
Nepal ranks 94th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | 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 primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.69 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0828 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0571 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.87 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0633 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7265 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 157,456 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Nepal?
- Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Nepal was 94.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 94.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2011.
- How does Nepal rank for proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level?
- Nepal ranks 94th out of 111 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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