Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Nepal

Nepal: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 35.9% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
35.9%
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
11th
of 155 countries
All-time high
36.5%
in 2017
All-time low
33.0%
in 2014
Years of data
6
2012–2019

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Nepal, 2012–2019

0102030402012201520192012: 36.5 %2014: 33 %2015: 34 %2016: 36 %2017: 36.5 %2019: 35.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Nepal recorded 35.9% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2019.

That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.

Nepal ranks 11th of 155 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Nepal, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%) in Nepal, 2012 to 2019.
Year % Change
2012 36.5%
2014 33.0% -9.6%
2015 34.0% +3.1%
2016 36.0% +5.8%
2017 36.5% +1.5%
2019 35.9% -1.8%

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 8 Central African Republic 38.2%
  2. 9 Nicaragua 38.0%
  3. 10 Malawi 36.3% compare
  4. 12 Eritrea 34.1% compare
  5. 13 Uganda 33.9% compare
  6. 14 Ghana 31.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Nepal?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Nepal was 35.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 36.5% in 2017.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 2014.
How does Nepal rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Nepal ranks 11th out of 155 countries with data for 2019.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Nepal data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 2,392 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of pupils in primary education who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade 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. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/