Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Nepal
Nepal: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 1.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Nepal, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Nepal is 1.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Nepal peaked at 3.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2024.
Nepal ranks 179th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.3% | — |
| 2000 | 1.8% | -44.8% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -11.4% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -29.9% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | +28.3% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | -13.9% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +75.0% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -46.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 176 Saudi Arabia 1.4% compare
- 177 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.3% compare
- 178 Hong Kong, China 1.2% compare
- 180 Eritrea 1.1% compare
- 181 Malawi 1.0%
- 182 Comoros 0.9% compare
More education data for Nepal
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.57 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Nepal?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Nepal was 1.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2024.
- How does Nepal rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Nepal ranks 179th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release