Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Nepal
Nepal: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 0.998 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Nepal, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 0.998 GPIA for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Nepal peaked at 1.07 GPIA in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.998 GPIA, in 2024.
That places Nepal 160th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Nepal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.07 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.03 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.998 GPIA | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.998 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
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 0.998 GPIA 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 1.07 GPIA in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.998 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Nepal rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Nepal ranks 160th out of 183 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 2.1%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release