Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Nepal
Nepal: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general was 97.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
97.8%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
50th
of 190 countries
All-time high
99.2%
in 2017
All-time low
93.3%
in 1999
Years of data
25
1999–2025
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 … upper both sexes general 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% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 97.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.5%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 97.8% is above the median for South Asia, which is 93.6%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
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
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 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