School enrollment, secondary, female in Nepal
Nepal: School enrollment, secondary, female was 90.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, secondary, female in Nepal, 1981–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary, female in Nepal is 90.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, female in Nepal peaked at 90.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 1981.
Nepal ranks 112th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School enrollment, secondary, female in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 7.2% | — |
| 1982 | 8.6% | +20.1% |
| 1983 | 10.0% | +16.7% |
| 1984 | 11.2% | +12.0% |
| 1985 | 11.9% | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 13.4% | +12.9% |
| 1987 | 14.7% | +9.2% |
| 1988 | 16.1% | +9.6% |
| 1989 | 17.6% | +9.5% |
| 1990 | 19.1% | +8.2% |
| 1991 | 21.0% | +10.4% |
| 1992 | 24.0% | +13.9% |
| 1993 | 25.7% | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 27.1% | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 29.6% | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 33.1% | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 26.8% | -19.0% |
| 2000 | 28.1% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 30.6% | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 34.3% | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 35.8% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 41.0% | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 39.3% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 39.5% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 45.7% | +15.7% |
| 2009 | 46.5% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 55.1% | +18.4% |
| 2011 | 59.2% | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 64.4% | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 67.1% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 69.4% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 70.7% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 74.0% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 77.7% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 84.2% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 87.5% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 85.6% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 84.9% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 90.7% | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 90.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.3% | 7.2% | 17.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 25.8% | 19.1% | 33.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 37.9% | 28.1% | 46.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 69.1% | 55.1% | 84.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 87.9% | 84.9% | 90.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More education data for Nepal
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, female in Nepal?
- School enrollment, secondary, female in Nepal was 90.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 90.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 1981.
- How does Nepal rank for school enrollment, secondary, female?
- Nepal ranks 112th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, female rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. 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, secondary, female (% 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. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.