Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Nepal
Nepal: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 97.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Nepal, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 97.8% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Nepal peaked at 99.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 93.3%, in 1999.
That places Nepal 50th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 93.3% | — |
| 2000 | 95.7% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 96.2% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 96.7% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 97.7% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 96.5% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 97.4% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 98.3% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 97.4% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 96.1% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 98.2% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 97.8% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 97.5% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 97.8% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.3% | 93.3% | 93.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 97.0% | 95.7% | 98.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 97.4% | 99.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 96.1% | 98.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 47 Qatar 97.9% compare
- 48 Russian Federation 97.8% compare
- 49 Equatorial Guinea 97.8% compare
- 51 Sudan 96.8% compare
- 52 Chad 96.8% compare
- 53 Lao People's Democratic Republic 96.6% 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 128.56 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 128.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Nepal?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Nepal was 97.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.3% in 1999.
- How does Nepal rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Nepal ranks 50th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper 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