Primary school enrolment (gross) in Nepal
Gross primary school enrolment in Nepal was 128.6% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2019.
Nepal, 2025
128.6%
Change from 2024
+3.9percentage points
World, 2024
102.2%
Primary school enrolment (gross) in Nepal over time
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% of the official primary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Nepal | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 128.6% | – |
| 2024 | 124.6% | 102.2% |
| 2023 | 126.6% | 100.7% |
| 2022 | 121.2% | 100.4% |
| 2021 | 120.0% | 99.4% |
| 2020 | 121.9% | 99.6% |
| 2019 | 137.4% | 99.1% |
| 2018 | – | 99.1% |
| 2017 | 135.3% | 101.8% |
| 2016 | 139.2% | 102.1% |
| 2015 | 143.6% | 101.0% |
| 2014 | 143.0% | 101.6% |
| 2013 | 145.7% | 103.0% |
| 2012 | 149.4% | 102.9% |
| 2011 | 151.6% | 102.4% |
| 2010 | 147.1% | 102.5% |
| 2009 | 141.3% | 102.7% |
| 2008 | 128.9% | 102.9% |
| 2007 | 130.2% | 102.7% |
| 2006 | 128.4% | 101.7% |
| 2005 | 113.7% | 101.7% |
| 2004 | 112.8% | 101.6% |
| 2003 | 110.0% | 100.9% |
| 2002 | 110.7% | 99.4% |
| 2001 | 106.7% | 99.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +3.9 percentage points from 124.6% in 2024.
- Since 2014, when it was 143.0%, the figure has changed by −14.4 percentage points.
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Primary completion (UIS)
86.1%
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