Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Nepal
Nepal: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 2.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Nepal, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 2.4% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Nepal peaked at 9.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2024.
That places Nepal 152nd out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | 9.4% | — |
| 2000 | 5.5% | -41.7% |
| 2001 | 4.9% | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | -13.7% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | -30.0% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | +64.1% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | -24.5% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -28.0% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | +59.9% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | -45.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.4% | 9.4% | 9.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 3.0% | 5.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 1 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 2.4% | 4.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More education data for Nepal
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.57 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1204 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.69 million (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 2.4% 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 9.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2024.
- How does Nepal rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Nepal ranks 152nd 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 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release