School life expectancy, secondary, male in Nepal
Nepal: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 6.3 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Nepal, 1981β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 6.3 years for school life expectancy, secondary, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Nepal peaked at 6.3 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.39 years, in 1981.
That places Nepal 73rd out of 207 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.86 years | 1.39 years | 2.17 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 2.47 years | 2.22 years | 2.75 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 3.27 years | 2.83 years | 3.64 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.62 years | 3.91 years | 5.33 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 6 years | 5.77 years | 6.3 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 70 Cyprus 6.38 years compare
- 71 Ireland 6.33 years compare
- 72 Brunei Darussalam 6.3 years compare
- 74 Kyrgyz Republic 6.27 years compare
- 75 Georgia 6.27 years compare
- 76 New Caledonia 6.24 years compare
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, male in Nepal?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in Nepal was 6.3 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.39 years in 1981.
- How does Nepal rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- Nepal ranks 73rd out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. 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, secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release