Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Nepal
Nepal: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 60.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Nepal, 2011–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 60.6% for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Nepal peaked at 64.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 49.3%, in 2022.
Nepal ranks 101st of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 57.3% | 54.9% | 60.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 59.1% | 49.3% | 64.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
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)
- School enrollment, primary 128.6% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Nepal?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Nepal was 60.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 64.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.3% in 2022.
- How does Nepal rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Nepal ranks 101st out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.