Nepal - School enrollment

School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Nepal was 87.43 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 90.36 in 2014 and a minimum value of 1.04 in 1983.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1983 1.04
1984 1.14
1997 7.65
1999 10.52
2000 12.09
2001 12.29
2002 12.18
2003 17.22
2004 17.84
2005 36.09
2007 40.65
2008 62.24
2009 68.82
2010 75.25
2011 82.97
2012 87.68
2013 89.12
2014 90.36
2015 89.68
2016 87.58
2017 88.32
2019 87.43

School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in Nepal was 83.24 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 87.26 in 2013 and a minimum value of 0.80 in 1983.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1983 0.80
1984 0.95
1997 6.35
1999 9.07
2000 10.29
2001 10.81
2002 11.18
2003 15.90
2004 16.32
2005 34.39
2007 40.33
2008 59.43
2009 67.31
2010 74.41
2011 82.26
2012 86.65
2013 87.26
2014 87.07
2015 86.63
2016 84.53
2017 83.32
2019 83.24

School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in Nepal was 91.54 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 93.61 in 2014 and a minimum value of 1.27 in 1983.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1983 1.27
1984 1.32
1997 8.90
1999 11.91
2000 13.81
2001 13.69
2002 13.13
2003 18.47
2004 19.26
2005 37.67
2007 40.94
2008 64.85
2009 70.21
2010 76.02
2011 83.64
2012 88.64
2013 90.90
2014 93.61
2015 92.71
2016 90.61
2017 93.31
2019 91.54

School enrollment, primary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% gross) in Nepal was 142.14 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 149.96 in 2011 and a minimum value of 25.55 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 25.55
1981 71.17
1982 73.52
1983 78.69
1984 82.07
1985 82.70
1986 82.65
1987 84.38
1988 88.57
1989 103.24
1990 111.05
1991 112.07
1992 114.99
1993 114.17
1994 114.94
1995 114.83
1996 118.94
1997 116.69
1999 115.71
2000 119.40
2001 112.25
2002 117.25
2003 114.84
2004 115.78
2005 114.51
2006 127.22
2007 127.30
2008 125.27
2009 137.68
2010 144.45
2011 149.96
2012 148.19
2013 145.36
2014 143.25
2015 144.18
2016 144.49
2017 143.92
2019 142.14

School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in Nepal was 143.45 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 156.03 in 2011 and a minimum value of 7.81 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 7.81
1981 39.27
1982 41.58
1983 45.18
1984 49.16
1985 50.68
1986 51.00
1987 52.76
1988 57.66
1989 73.07
1990 81.66
1991 85.35
1992 89.99
1993 90.31
1994 92.72
1995 93.69
1996 98.67
1999 98.94
2000 103.87
2001 101.20
2002 107.22
2003 106.79
2004 107.92
2005 109.15
2006 124.63
2007 127.25
2008 126.91
2009 141.30
2010 149.95
2011 156.03
2012 154.65
2013 151.27
2014 148.46
2015 148.56
2016 148.17
2017 145.21
2019 143.45

School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) in Nepal was 140.83 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 144.26 in 2011 and a minimum value of 42.46 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 42.46
1981 101.59
1982 103.95
1983 110.60
1984 113.39
1985 113.18
1986 112.83
1987 114.57
1988 118.15
1989 132.18
1990 139.23
1991 137.60
1992 138.93
1993 137.02
1994 136.17
1995 135.05
1996 138.41
1999 131.84
2000 134.33
2001 122.82
2002 126.89
2003 122.53
2004 123.24
2005 119.57
2006 129.65
2007 127.34
2008 123.74
2009 134.31
2010 139.33
2011 144.26
2012 142.15
2013 139.80
2014 138.26
2015 139.92
2016 140.87
2017 142.63
2019 140.83

School enrollment, primary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% net) in Nepal was 96.30 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.71 in 2012 and a minimum value of 58.94 in 1983.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1983 58.94
1984 60.13
1988 66.07
1999 65.86
2000 72.11
2003 79.87
2004 80.52
2011 99.14
2012 99.71
2014 98.79
2015 98.10
2016 98.18
2017 96.33
2019 96.30

School enrollment, primary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Nepal was 74.78 as of 2004. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 74.78 in 2004 and a minimum value of 34.36 in 1983.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1983 34.36
1984 36.41
1988 43.01
1999 57.02
2000 64.12
2003 74.00
2004 74.78

School enrollment, primary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% net) in Nepal was 85.97 as of 2004. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 88.14 in 1988 and a minimum value of 74.37 in 1999.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1983 82.34
1984 82.71
1988 88.14
1999 74.37
2000 79.79
2003 85.47
2004 85.97

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in Nepal was 16.57 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 36 years was 16.57 in 2019, while its lowest value was 1.16 in 1984.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1983 1.24
1984 1.16
1988 4.22
1991 4.70
1992 5.94
2001 6.57
2003 14.72
2005 15.22
2008 10.25
2010 13.15
2011 11.88
2012 14.03
2013 15.10
2014 15.40
2015 15.45
2016 15.32
2017 16.57
2019 16.57

School enrollment, secondary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Nepal was 85.52 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 85.52 in 2020 and a minimum value of 18.55 in 1981.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1981 18.55
1982 21.39
1983 23.59
1984 25.04
1985 26.60
1986 28.12
1987 29.43
1988 30.31
1989 31.90
1990 32.99
1991 34.87
1992 37.41
1993 38.65
1994 38.98
1995 40.84
1996 43.96
1999 34.27
2000 35.76
2001 38.97
2002 43.43
2003 44.65
2005 48.15
2006 45.33
2007 45.00
2008 51.04
2009 51.79
2010 57.63
2011 60.26
2012 63.75
2013 65.35
2014 66.88
2015 67.84
2016 70.78
2017 74.08
2019 80.18
2020 85.52

School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross) in Nepal was 86.90 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 86.90 in 2020 and a minimum value of 7.48 in 1981.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1981 7.48
1982 9.02
1983 10.55
1984 11.80
1985 12.43
1986 13.97
1987 15.21
1988 16.61
1989 18.09
1990 19.54
1991 21.49
1992 24.44
1993 26.23
1994 27.62
1995 30.17
1996 33.75
1999 27.40
2000 28.82
2001 31.51
2002 35.57
2003 37.43
2005 43.15
2006 41.42
2007 41.92
2008 48.37
2009 48.79
2010 56.93
2011 60.12
2012 64.53
2013 66.35
2014 68.11
2015 69.44
2016 72.79
2017 76.78
2019 83.02
2020 86.90

School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross) in Nepal was 84.16 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 84.16 in 2020 and a minimum value of 29.07 in 1981.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1981 29.07
1982 33.15
1983 35.97
1984 37.61
1985 40.06
1986 41.59
1987 43.01
1988 43.42
1989 45.13
1990 45.88
1991 47.64
1992 49.73
1993 50.42
1994 49.72
1995 50.93
1996 53.68
1999 41.03
2000 42.62
2001 46.35
2002 51.30
2003 51.86
2005 53.13
2006 49.21
2007 48.03
2008 53.65
2009 54.72
2010 58.32
2011 60.40
2012 62.98
2013 64.37
2014 65.67
2015 66.29
2016 68.83
2017 71.44
2019 77.37
2020 84.16

School enrollment, secondary (% net)

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2007 44.29
2008 47.41
2016 55.37
2017 57.51
2019 61.87

School enrollment, secondary, female (% net)

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2007 41.46
2008 44.85
2016 56.23
2017 58.59
2019 62.82

School enrollment, secondary, male (% net)

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2007 47.07
2008 49.92
2016 54.55
2017 56.46
2019 60.94

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary)

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2001 15.91
2002 16.59

School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) in Nepal was 13.46 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 17.11 in 2013 and a minimum value of 3.15 in 1983.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1981 3.48
1982 3.47
1983 3.15
1984 3.55
1985 3.39
1986 4.76
1987 4.95
1988 5.53
1989 5.79
1990 5.17
1991 5.90
1992 5.36
1993 5.12
1994 4.74
1995 4.33
1996 4.76
2000 4.19
2001 4.50
2002 5.18
2003 5.24
2004 6.14
2005 7.74
2006 8.22
2007 10.13
2008 11.15
2009 11.16
2010 14.34
2011 14.45
2013 17.11
2014 15.99
2015 14.97
2016 11.62
2017 11.59
2018 12.41
2019 13.33
2020 13.46

School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Nepal was 13.75 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 37 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 15.39 in 2013 and a minimum value of 1.28 in 1983.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1983 1.28
1989 2.37
1990 2.42
1991 2.86
2000 2.29
2002 2.08
2003 2.45
2004 3.26
2005 5.49
2006 5.70
2008 8.56
2009 8.58
2010 11.29
2011 11.62
2013 15.39
2015 14.54
2016 11.50
2017 11.64
2018 12.82
2019 13.69
2020 13.75

School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) in Nepal was 13.15 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 37 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 19.05 in 2013 and a minimum value of 4.93 in 1983.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1983 4.93
1989 9.11
1990 7.84
1991 8.84
2000 6.12
2002 8.45
2003 8.20
2004 9.25
2005 10.18
2006 10.97
2008 13.92
2009 13.91
2010 17.59
2011 17.50
2013 19.05
2015 15.45
2016 11.77
2017 11.54
2018 11.96
2019 12.94
2020 13.15

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation