Primary completion rate — all countries

Primary completion rate — Nepal

Primary completion rate in Nepal in 2025 — 109.44%. Ranked 1 in the world out of 11. Since 1988, the indicator has risen by 64.06 pp.

2025 109.44% −2.79 pp vs 2024
World rank 1of 11
Period maximum 118.47%2019
Period minimum 45.38%1988

Trend over time

1988–2025 · % of the age group

Primary completion rate — Nepal, 1988–202540608010012019881992199620002004200820122016202020241988: 45.38%1991: 51.22%1992: 56.12%1999: 61.82%2000: 64.38%2001: 63.85%2002: 68.22%2003: 68.07%2004: 68.46%2005: 71.8%2006: 74.97%2008: 79.95%2012: 106.14%2013: 106.34%2014: 109.24%2015: 112.28%2016: 118.09%2017: 115%2019: 118.47%2021: 101.09%2022: 101.51%2023: 116.98%2024: 112.23%2025: 109.44%
Change over the period: +64.06 pp Annual average: 1.73 pp
Primary completion rate — Nepal, by year Nepal All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 109.44 −2.79 pp
2024 112.23 −4.75 pp
2023 116.98 +15.47 pp
2022 101.51 +0.42 pp
2021 101.09
2019 118.47
2017 115 −3.09 pp
2016 118.09 +5.81 pp
2015 112.28 +3.04 pp
2014 109.24 +2.9 pp
2013 106.34 +0.2 pp
2012 106.14
2008 79.95
2006 74.97 +3.17 pp
2005 71.8 +3.34 pp
2004 68.46 +0.39 pp
2003 68.07 −0.15 pp
2002 68.22 +4.37 pp
2001 63.85 −0.54 pp
2000 64.38 +2.56 pp
1999 61.82
1992 56.12 +4.9 pp
1991 51.22
1988 45.38

Southern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NP Nepal 109.44 IN India 90.26

About the indicator

The number of pupils in the last grade of primary school as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age. The indicator adds dropout to the picture that enrollment gives: almost everyone can enroll, while noticeably fewer make it to the end. Values above one hundred percent are not an error but a consequence of repetition and late entry: children older than the official age end up in the final grade.

Important: It can exceed 100% because of repeaters and of pupils older than the official age — a property of the methodology, not a sign of universal coverage. The aggregate is weighted by the number of children, not by total population.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.