Nepal's adult literacy rose from 20.6 % in 1981 to 68.7 % in 2019.
Nepal's school enrolment, primary (% gross) rose from 112.4 % in 1994 to 128.6 % in 2025.
Nepal · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 14 with data
Nepal's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 30.0 % in 1981 to 94.2 % in 2019.
Nepal's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 34.0 % in 1991 to 90.4 % in 2024.
Nepal's tertiary enrolment rose from 5.7 % in 1991 to 21.3 % in 2024.
Nepal's children out of school, primary fell from 912,191 in 1983 to 21,146 in 2025.
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- Primary completion ratedown −2.8 pts1st of 11
- Tertiary attainmentup +1.3 pts80th of 101*
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)up +0.6 pts91st of 97*
- Expected years of schoolingup +1.3 yrs92nd of 195
- Mean years of schooling (ages 25+)up +0.8 yrs124th of 145
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- Education spendingdown −0.3 pts28th of 40
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)down −0.5 pts41st of 60
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primarydown −5.6 %3rd of 4
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Nepal.