School completion, annual growth rate in Nepal
Nepal: School completion, annual growth rate was 1.11 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
School completion, annual growth rate in Nepal, 1982–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 1.11 % change on previous year for school completion, annual growth rate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.6% on the previous year and down 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion, annual growth rate in Nepal peaked at 7.2 % change on previous year in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.11 % change on previous year, in 2025.
That places Nepal 28th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.68 % change on previous year | 6.27 % change on previous year | 7.17 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1990s | 6.03 % change on previous year | 4.83 % change on previous year | 7.2 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.83 % change on previous year | 4.1 % change on previous year | 6.83 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.74 % change on previous year | 2.25 % change on previous year | 3.68 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.76 % change on previous year | 1.11 % change on previous year | 2.43 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More education data for Nepal
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 157,456 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 128.56 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 128.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school completion, annual growth rate in Nepal?
- School completion, annual growth rate in Nepal was 1.11 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest school completion, annual growth rate recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2 % change on previous year in 1990.
- What is the lowest school completion, annual growth rate recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.11 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does Nepal rank for school completion, annual growth rate?
- Nepal ranks 28th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion, annual growth rate rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of School completion, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- School completion Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.