Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Nepal
Nepal: Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes was 95.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
95.1%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
15th
of 36 countries
All-time high
95.7%
in 2019
All-time low
87.6%
in 2007
Years of data
6
2007–2022
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Nepal, 2007–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Nepal is 95.1%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Nepal peaked at 95.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 87.6%, in 2007.
Nepal ranks 15th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 87.6% | — |
| 2011 | 92.3% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 95.1% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 94.3% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 95.7% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 95.1% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.6% | 87.6% | 87.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 94.3% | 92.3% | 95.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 95.1% | 95.1% | 95.1% | 1 |
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More education data for Nepal
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Nepal?
- Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Nepal was 95.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.6% in 2007.
- How does Nepal rank for total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Nepal ranks 15th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release