Primary completion (UIS) in Nepal
In Nepal, 86.1% of children had completed primary school by the expected age in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2001.
Nepal, 2021
86.1%
Change from 2019
+4.3percentage points
Primary completion (UIS) in Nepal over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of children 3 to 5 years above the final primary grade age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Nepal |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 86.1% |
| 2019 | 81.8% |
| 2016 | 83.2% |
| 2014 | 76.2% |
| 2011 | 75.2% |
| 2007 | 63.6% |
| 2001 | 52.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 81.8% in 2019, a change of +4.3 percentage points.
- Since 2001, when it was 52.3%, the figure has changed by +33.9 percentage points.
More for Nepal
All statistics for Nepal
Lower secondary completion
77.7%
2021 · UNESCO UIS
Primary school completion rate
109.4%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
30.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Upper secondary completion
35.9%
2021 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
0.8%
2025 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
0.7%
2025 · UNESCO UIS