Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Nepal
Nepal: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes was 99.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Nepal, 2016–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 99.3% for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in 2025. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Nepal peaked at 99.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 87.1%, in 2021.
Nepal ranks 20th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 93.3% | — |
| 2017 | 94.8% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 87.1% | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 91.3% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 96.2% | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 95.4% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 99.3% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.0% | 93.3% | 94.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 93.9% | 87.1% | 99.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 17 Portugal 99.5% compare
- 18 Netherlands 99.4% compare
- 19 Saudi Arabia 99.4% compare
- 21 Hong Kong 99.3% compare
- 22 Antigua and Barbuda 99.2% compare
- 23 Samoa 99.2% compare
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 total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Nepal?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Nepal was 99.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.1% in 2021.
- How does Nepal rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Nepal ranks 20th out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release