School enrollment, primary, private in Nepal
Nepal: School enrollment, primary, private was 25.4% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, primary, private in Nepal, 1983–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 25.4% for school enrollment, primary, private in 2020. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 53.1% on the previous year and up 92.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Nepal peaked at 25.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1984.
Nepal ranks 47th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School enrollment, primary, private in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1.2% | — |
| 1984 | 1.2% | -6.5% |
| 1988 | 4.2% | +265.5% |
| 1991 | 4.7% | +11.4% |
| 1992 | 5.9% | +26.3% |
| 2001 | 6.6% | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 14.7% | +124.0% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | -32.7% |
| 2010 | 13.2% | +28.4% |
| 2011 | 11.9% | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | +18.1% |
| 2013 | 15.1% | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 15.4% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 15.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 16.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 25.4% | +53.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.2% | 1.2% | 4.2% | 3 |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 4.7% | 5.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 6.6% | 15.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 11.9% | 16.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 25.4% | 25.4% | 1 |
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 enrollment, primary, private in Nepal?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Nepal was 25.4% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1984.
- How does Nepal rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Nepal ranks 47th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.