Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female in Nepal
Nepal: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female was 73.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female in Nepal, 1991–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female in Nepal is 73.5%, measured in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female in Nepal peaked at 79.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 54.8%, in 1991.
That places Nepal 147th out of 164 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 54.8% | — |
| 1999 | 66.6% | +21.6% |
| 2002 | 69.2% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 73.7% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 71.8% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 67.8% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 63.4% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 60.6% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 64.3% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 73.9% | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 79.4% | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 73.5% | -7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.7% | 54.8% | 66.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 70.6% | 67.8% | 73.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 69.2% | 60.6% | 79.4% | 6 |
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 survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female in Nepal?
- Survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female in Nepal was 73.5% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 79.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.8% in 1991.
- How does Nepal rank for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female?
- Nepal ranks 147th out of 164 countries with data for 2016.
- Is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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 Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of a cohort of female students enrolled in the first grade of primary education in a given school year who are expected to reach grade 4, regardless of repetition. Divide the total number of students belonging to a school-cohort who reached each successive grade of primary education by the number of students in the school-cohort i.e. those originally enrolled in the first grade of primary education, and multiply the result by 100. The survival rate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.