Completion rate, primary education, male in Nepal

Nepal: Completion rate, primary education, male was 84.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
84.0%
Change on year
up 9.2%
World rank
22nd
of 42 countries
All-time high
84.0%
in 2016
All-time low
60.3%
in 2001
Years of data
5
2001–2016

Completion rate, primary education, male in Nepal, 2001–2016

0204060802001200820162001: 60.3 %2007: 69 %2011: 78.9 %2014: 76.9 %2016: 84 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2016, completion rate, primary education, male in Nepal stood at 84.0%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, male in Nepal peaked at 84.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 60.3%, in 2001.

Nepal ranks 22nd of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 64.6% 60.3% 69.0% 2
2010s 79.9% 76.9% 84.0% 3

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 19 El Salvador 88.1% compare
  2. 20 Zimbabwe 86.4% compare
  3. 21 Honduras 84.0% compare
  4. 23 Togo 83.0% compare
  5. 24 Kenya 81.4% compare
  6. 25 Guatemala 79.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, primary education, male in Nepal?
Completion rate, primary education, male in Nepal was 84.0% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, primary education, male recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 84.0% in 2016.
What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, male recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 60.3% in 2001.
How does Nepal rank for completion rate, primary education, male?
Nepal ranks 22nd out of 42 countries with data for 2016.
Is completion rate, primary education, male rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nepal data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Completion rate, primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
42 places, 391 data points, 1996–2019
Last refreshed

The number of persons in the relevant age group who have completed the last grade of the given level of education is expressed as a percentage of the total population (in the survey sample) of the same age group. The primary completion rate is the percentage of a cohort of children or young people aged 3-5 years above the intended age for the last grade of primary education who have completed that grade. The intended age for the last grade of primary education is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. For example, if the official age of entry into primary education is 6 years, and if primary education has 6 grades, the intended age for the last grade of primary education is 11 years. In this case, 14-16 years (11 + 3 = 14 and 11 + 5 = 16) would be the reference age group for calculation of the primary completion rate. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/