School enrollment, primary in Nepal
Nepal: School enrollment, primary was 128.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary in Nepal, 1970–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 128.6% for school enrollment, primary in 2025.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Nepal peaked at 151.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 25.2%, in 1970.
Nepal ranks 6th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.2% | 25.2% | 25.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 80.9% | 68.4% | 101.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 112.0% | 109.2% | 115.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 119.7% | 106.7% | 141.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 143.6% | 135.3% | 151.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 123.8% | 120.0% | 128.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 3 Rwanda 149.6% compare
- 4 Malawi 139.0% compare
- 5 Madagascar 132.7% compare
- 7 Turks and Caicos Islands 125.1% compare
- 8 United States Virgin Islands 124.1% compare
- 9 Saint Kitts and Nevis 121.1% compare
More education data for Nepal
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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 education, teachers 157,456 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.96 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 126.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary, male 130.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in Nepal?
- School enrollment, primary in Nepal was 128.6% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 151.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.2% in 1970.
- How does Nepal rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Nepal ranks 6th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.