Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Nepal
Nepal: Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 91.5% in 2025. βΌ Falling
Latest (2025)
91.5%
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
83rd
of 101 countries
All-time high
98.8%
in 2020
All-time low
80.6%
in 2023
Years of data
5
2020β2025
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Nepal, 2020β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Nepal stood at 91.5%.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
That places Nepal 83rd out of 101 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 80 Sri Lanka 93.9%
- 81 Indonesia 93.8% compare
- 82 Gambia, The 91.8% compare
- 84 Djibouti 91.4%
- 85 Costa Rica 91.3%
- 86 Rwanda 91.2% compare
More education data for Nepal
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 128.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 157,456 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.96 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 126.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Nepal?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Nepal was 91.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.6% in 2023.
- How does Nepal rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- Nepal ranks 83rd out of 101 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking water (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release