Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%) (rate) in Nepal
Nepal: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%) (rate) was 6.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Nepal, 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Nepal stood at 6.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.0% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Nepal peaked at 26.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2022.
Nepal ranks 36th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%) (rate) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 26.1% | — |
| 1999 | 26.4% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 23.4% | -11.3% |
| 2001 | 23.1% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 22.5% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 22.3% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 23.8% | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 23.3% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 20.2% | -13.5% |
| 2007 | 16.6% | -17.8% |
| 2008 | 15.8% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 14.5% | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | -17.2% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 9.7% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | -20.4% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | +32.2% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -75.3% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | +233.5% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | -17.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 6.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.1%, 2.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 6.2% is above the median for South Asia, which is 2.2%, 2.9× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%) (rate) in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +233.5% | 2.2% | 7.5% |
| 2022 | -75.3% | 9.1% | 2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.3% | 26.1% | 26.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 14.5% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 6.8% | 12.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 2.2% | 9.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More education data for Nepal
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.55 (2025)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.24 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Nepal?
- Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Nepal was 6.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2022.
- How does Nepal rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
- Nepal ranks 36th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. 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 Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release