Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Nepal
Nepal: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes was 86.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Nepal, 2010–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 86.2% for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in 2025. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Nepal peaked at 86.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 59.2%, in 2010.
Nepal ranks 75th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 59.2% | — |
| 2016 | 74.0% | +24.9% |
| 2017 | 76.5% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 81.1% | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 74.5% | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 76.6% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 81.0% | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 80.4% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 86.2% | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 72.7% | 59.2% | 81.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 79.7% | 74.5% | 86.2% | 5 |
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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 enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Nepal?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Nepal was 86.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 86.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.2% in 2010.
- How does Nepal rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Nepal ranks 75th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. 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 enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release