Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female general in Nepal
Nepal: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female general was 97.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
97.4%
World rank
56th
of 188 countries
All-time high
99.3%
in 2017
All-time low
96.6%
in 2020
Years of data
21
1999–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Nepal, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 97.4% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Nepal peaked at 99.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 96.6%, in 2020.
Nepal ranks 56th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female general in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 97.7% | — |
| 2000 | 97.6% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 98.0% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 98.3% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 98.7% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 98.2% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 98.7% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 99.2% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.4% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 96.6% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 97.4% | +0.9% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 97.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 93.3%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 97.4% is above the median for South Asia, which is 94.6%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.7% | 97.7% | 97.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.5% | 97.6% | 99.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 97.4% | 99.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 96.6% | 97.4% | 2 |
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 97.4% in 2024, 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 99.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.6% in 2020.
- How does Nepal rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Nepal ranks 56th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release