Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Nepal
Nepal: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 97.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
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 enrolled in 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% |
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
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 86,127 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 71,329 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 358,140 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 12.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 274,913 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 5.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (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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February 2026 Data Release