Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Nepal
Nepal: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 98.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Nepal, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Nepal is 98.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Nepal peaked at 99.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 92.3%, in 1977.
That places Nepal 53rd out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 97.2% | — |
| 1973 | 93.2% | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 94.2% | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 92.6% | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 92.3% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 97.8% | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 98.6% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.8% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 99.1% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 98.9% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.1% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 99.3% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 98.1% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 99.1% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 98.9% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.8% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 93.9% | 92.3% | 97.2% | 5 |
| 1990s | 97.8% | 97.8% | 97.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.0% | 98.6% | 99.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 98.8% | 99.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 98.1% | 99.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More education data for Nepal
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7265 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 157,456 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0951 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.36 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.06 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Nepal?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Nepal was 98.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.3% in 1977.
- How does Nepal rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Nepal ranks 53rd out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release