Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male in Nepal
Nepal: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male was 6.4% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male in Nepal, 1991–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 6.4% for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male in Nepal peaked at 20.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2016.
That places Nepal 48th out of 174 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 20.0% | — |
| 1999 | 16.1% | -19.8% |
| 2000 | 15.5% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 16.6% | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 16.4% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 17.2% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 15.6% | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | -19.0% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | -35.3% |
| 2012 | 7.8% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | -19.0% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.1% | 16.1% | 20.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 12.6% | 17.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 6.4% | 8.2% | 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 repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male in Nepal?
- Repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male in Nepal was 6.4% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2016.
- How does Nepal rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male?
- Nepal ranks 48th out of 174 countries with data for 2016.
- Is repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.2%. 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 Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.