Primary net enrolment in Nepal
In Nepal, 99.2% of children of primary school age were enrolled in school in 2025.
Nepal, 2025
99.2%
Change from 2024
+1.3percentage points
Primary net enrolment in Nepal over time
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% of children of primary school 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 |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 99.2% |
| 2024 | 98.0% |
| 2023 | 98.0% |
| 2022 | 99.4% |
| 2021 | 99.8% |
| 2020 | 99.4% |
| 2017 | 98.7% |
| 2016 | 99.6% |
| 2015 | 99.1% |
| 2014 | 99.0% |
| 2012 | 98.7% |
| 2011 | 98.3% |
| 2004 | 78.5%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2003 | 76.5%nat_est (National estimate) |
Flags: nat_est National estimate; uis_est UIS estimate . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.3 percentage points from 98.0% in 2024.
- Since 2012, when it was 98.7%, the figure has changed by +0.5 percentage points.
More for Nepal
All statistics for Nepal
Out-of-school children
0.8%
2025 · UNESCO UIS
Primary school enrolment (gross)
128.6%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
30.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
86.1%
2021 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
77.7%
2021 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
35.9%
2021 · UNESCO UIS