Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Nepal
Nepal: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 2.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Nepal, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Nepal stood at 2.6%.
That represents a change of down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Nepal peaked at 3.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2003.
Nepal ranks 137th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.3% | — |
| 2000 | 2.4% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | -13.7% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | -17.4% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | -24.4% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | +42.4% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | -26.4% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +99.8% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | +31.5% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | -24.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 1 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.6% | 3.4% | 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 2.6% 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 3.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2003.
- How does Nepal rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Nepal ranks 137th out of 168 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 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release