Share of all students in upper secondary education … male general in Nepal
Nepal: Share of all students in upper secondary education … male general was 97.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
97.6%
World rank
40th
of 188 countries
All-time high
97.6%
in 2024
All-time low
90.6%
in 1999
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
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Nepal is 97.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Nepal peaked at 97.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 90.6%, in 1999.
That places Nepal 40th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of all students in upper secondary education … male general in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 90.6% | — |
| 2000 | 94.5% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 95.1% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 95.7% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 97.0% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 95.1% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 96.2% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 97.5% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 97.4% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 97.3% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 97.3% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 97.3% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.3% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 95.7% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 97.6% | +2.1% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 97.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 89.0%, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 97.6% is above the median for South Asia, which is 91.8%, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.6% | 90.6% | 90.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 96.0% | 94.5% | 97.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 97.3% | 97.2% | 97.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 95.7% | 97.6% | 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 97.6% 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 97.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.6% in 1999.
- How does Nepal rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Nepal ranks 40th 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 up 0.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release