School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) in Nepal
Nepal: School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) was 0.9334 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Nepal, 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Nepal stood at 0.9334 years. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Nepal peaked at 0.9334 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2339 years, in 1983.
That places Nepal 128th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.2339 years | — |
| 1989 | 0.4292 years | +83.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3711 years | -13.5% |
| 1991 | 0.4201 years | +13.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2937 years | -30.1% |
| 2002 | 0.391 years | +33.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3701 years | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4131 years | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4557 years | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4963 years | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6534 years | +31.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6554 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8243 years | +25.8% |
| 2011 | 0.809 years | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.832 years | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6564 years | -21.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6746 years | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5321 years | -21.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5422 years | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5841 years | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6505 years | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6881 years | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7309 years | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7114 years | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8623 years | +21.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9334 years | +8.2% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.9334 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8718 years, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.9334 years is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.11 years, 84% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +83.5% | 0.2339 years | 0.4292 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3315 years | 0.2339 years | 0.4292 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.3956 years | 0.3711 years | 0.4201 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4661 years | 0.2937 years | 0.6554 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.6784 years | 0.5321 years | 0.832 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.7852 years | 0.6881 years | 0.9334 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 125 Turkmenistan 0.9499 years compare
- 126 Togo 0.9465 years compare
- 127 Qatar 0.9455 years compare
- 129 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.9161 years compare
- 130 Cape Verde 0.9112 years compare
- 131 Cameroon 0.9055 years compare
More education data for Nepal
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 124,257 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 263,796 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 752,326 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 609,324 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.57 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1204 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Nepal?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Nepal was 0.9334 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9334 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2339 years in 1983.
- How does Nepal rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Nepal ranks 128th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.2%. 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, tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release