School enrollment, primary (% net)
Ratio of children of official primary-school age who are enrolled in primary school to the total population of official primary-school age.
Data table
| Year | Nepal (% (net enrolment ratio)) |
|---|---|
| 1983 | 57.18 |
| 1984 | 58.64 |
| 1988 | 64.92 |
| 1999 | 65.86 |
| 2000 | 72.11 |
| 2003 | 79.87 |
| 2004 | 80.52 |
| 2011 | 99.14 |
| 2012 | 99.71 |
| 2014 | 98.79 |
| 2015 | 98.1 |
| 2016 | 98.18 |
| 2017 | 96.33 |
| 2019 | 96.3 |
| 2020 | 99.35 |
| 2021 | 99.76 |
| 2022 | 99.37 |
| 2023 | 97.99 |
| 2024 | 97.97 |
| 2025 | 99.24 |
Per-source values, 2025
| Source | Dataset | Value | Year | Snapshot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNESCO Institute for Statistics | UIS | 99.24 | 2025 | 2026-08-08 |
| World Bank | WDI | 96.3 | 2019 | 2026-08-08 |
Sources currently disagree by about 2.4% for this indicator and geography. Both figures are shown below rather than one being picked as correct.
World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0)
- Dataset
- WDI
- Snapshot
- 2026-08-08 · Fresh
- Licence
- CC-BY-4.0
- Cadence
- quarterly
59287de · open data.worldbank.org ↗Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), https://uis.unesco.org, extracted 2026-08-08. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 -- adaptations/derived figures must be shared under the same licence.
- Dataset
- UIS
- Snapshot
- 2026-08-08 · Fresh
- Licence
- CC-BY-SA-4.0
- Cadence
- quarterly
59287de · open uis.unesco.org ↗A 2.4% spread (2.35 % (net enrolment ratio)) between sources for 2017. Groundfact does not pick a winner between them; both figures are shown so the difference in definition or method is visible rather than hidden behind a single chosen number.
Caveats
Net enrolment ratio; capped at 100% by definition. Verified live for Nepal (~96-99% through 2014-2019); recent years often lag in World Bank reporting -- UIS (coverage through 2025) fills that gap.