School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Nepal
Nepal: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 12.51 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Nepal, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Nepal stood at 12.51 years.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Nepal peaked at 12.58 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.31 years, in 1981.
Nepal ranks 58th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Nepal, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 4.31 years | — |
| 1982 | 4.57 years | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 5 years | +9.5% |
| 1984 | 5.25 years | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 5.31 years | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 5.38 years | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 5.55 years | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 5.91 years | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 6.62 years | +12.2% |
| 1990 | 7.06 years | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 7.2 years | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 7.46 years | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 7.48 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 7.54 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 7.61 years | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 7.94 years | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 8.14 years | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 8.41 years | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 7.95 years | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 8.41 years | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 8.55 years | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 8.84 years | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 9.39 years | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 9.41 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 9.8 years | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 10.51 years | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 11.16 years | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 11.68 years | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 11.86 years | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 11.83 years | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 11.79 years | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 11.89 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 12.04 years | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 12.09 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 12.34 years | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 12.03 years | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 11.83 years | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 11.9 years | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 12.58 years | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 12.51 years | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.32 years | 4.31 years | 6.62 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 7.56 years | 7.06 years | 8.14 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 9.03 years | 7.95 years | 10.51 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.85 years | 11.16 years | 12.34 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 12.17 years | 11.83 years | 12.58 years | 5 |
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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Nepal?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Nepal was 12.51 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 12.58 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.31 years in 1981.
- How does Nepal rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Nepal ranks 58th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release