School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Nepal
Nepal: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 6.31 years in 2024. β Volatile
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Nepal, 1981β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 6.31 years for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Nepal peaked at 6.31 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8868 years, in 1981.
Nepal ranks 79th of 208 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.25 years | 0.8868 years | 1.54 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.93 years | 1.6 years | 2.32 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.96 years | 2.41 years | 3.45 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.73 years | 3.88 years | 5.57 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.05 years | 5.85 years | 6.31 years | 5 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 128.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Nepal?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Nepal was 6.31 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 6.31 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8868 years in 1981.
- How does Nepal rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Nepal ranks 79th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release