Secondary education, pupils in Nepal
Nepal: Secondary education, pupils was 51.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Nepal, 1972–2019
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2019, secondary education, pupils in Nepal stood at 51.4%. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Nepal peaked at 51.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 1973.
Nepal ranks 27th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.5% | 13.9% | 19.2% | 8 |
| 1980s | 23.2% | 19.6% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.9% | 29.0% | 39.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 43.7% | 40.1% | 46.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 50.3% | 48.8% | 51.4% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More education data for Nepal
- Population ages 0-14 28.1% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 128.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 157,456 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary, female 126.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary, male 130.6% (2025)
- Labor force, female 37.6% (2025)
- Labor force, total 8.36 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in Nepal?
- Secondary education, pupils in Nepal was 51.4% in 2019, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 51.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 1973.
- How does Nepal rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Nepal ranks 27th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.