School enrollment, secondary, male in Nepal
Nepal: School enrollment, secondary, male was 89.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, male in Nepal, 1981–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, secondary, male in Nepal stood at 89.9%. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, male in Nepal peaked at 89.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.8%, in 1981.
That places Nepal 103rd out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, male in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 27.8% | — |
| 1982 | 31.6% | +13.6% |
| 1983 | 34.2% | +8.4% |
| 1984 | 35.8% | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 38.3% | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 39.9% | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 41.3% | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 41.7% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 43.5% | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 44.3% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 46.4% | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 48.7% | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 49.6% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 49.1% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 50.3% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 52.8% | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 39.2% | -25.7% |
| 2000 | 40.5% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 43.9% | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 47.6% | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 48.1% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 49.1% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 45.7% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 44.6% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 50.3% | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 51.9% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 56.1% | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 58.8% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 61.9% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 63.9% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 65.8% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 66.6% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 69.7% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 71.2% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 76.5% | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 83.2% | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 82.3% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 83.3% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 89.1% | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 89.9% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.1% | 27.8% | 43.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 47.5% | 39.2% | 52.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 46.8% | 40.5% | 51.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 65.6% | 56.1% | 76.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 85.6% | 82.3% | 89.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 100 Kyrgyzstan 90.3% compare
- 101 North Macedonia 90.0% compare
- 102 Libya 90.0% compare
- 104 Cape Verde 89.8% compare
- 105 New Caledonia 89.2% compare
- 106 Thailand 89.1% compare
More education data for Nepal
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, male in Nepal?
- School enrollment, secondary, male in Nepal was 89.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, male recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 89.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, male recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.8% in 1981.
- How does Nepal rank for school enrollment, secondary, male?
- Nepal ranks 103rd out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, male rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. 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, secondary, male (% 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.