Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity (%) in Nepal
Nepal: Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity (%) was 95.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Nepal, 2011–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Nepal is 95.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.6% on the previous year and up 102.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Nepal peaked at 95.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 47.3%, in 2011.
Nepal ranks 104th of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity (%) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 47.3% | — |
| 2020 | 86.4% | +82.6% |
| 2021 | 80.0% | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 76.6% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 76.9% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 77.3% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 95.5% | +23.6% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 95.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97.9%, 98% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 95.5% is below the median for South Asia, which is 99.4%, 96% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 47.3% | 47.3% | 47.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 82.1% | 76.6% | 95.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
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 proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Nepal?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Nepal was 95.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 95.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.3% in 2011.
- How does Nepal rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity?
- Nepal ranks 104th out of 126 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 102.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 electricity (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release