Primary completion rate (gross intake to the last grade) in Nepal

Primary completion rate (gross intake to the last grade) in Nepal was 109.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is down 2.8 pts from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 137 countries in 2023.

2025109.4%
Change on 2024-2.8 pts
Rank3rd of 137Countries ranked
Series high118.52019
Series low45.41988

Primary completion rate (gross intake to the last grade) in Nepal, 1988 to 2025

40608010012019882000200420122016202220251988: 45.4 %1991: 51.2 %1992: 56.1 %1999: 61.8 %2000: 64.4 %2001: 63.8 %2002: 68.2 %2003: 68.1 %2004: 68.5 %2005: 71.8 %2006: 75 %2008: 80 %2012: 106.1 %2013: 106.3 %2014: 109.2 %2015: 112.3 %2016: 118.1 %2017: 115 %2019: 118.5 %2021: 101.1 %2022: 101.5 %2023: 117 %2024: 112.2 %2025: 109.4 %
%. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, Primary completion rate, total, % of relevant age group (SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS) via World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-08.
All 24 values
Period%
2025109.4
2024112.2
2023117
2022101.5
2021101.1
2019118.5
2017115
2016118.1
2015112.3
2014109.2
2013106.3
2012106.1
200880
200675
200571.8
200468.5
200368.1
200268.2
200163.8
200064.4
199961.8
199256.1
199151.2
198845.4

Rankings

Definition

New entrants to the last grade of primary education, of any age, as a percentage of the population at the theoretical entrance age to that grade. UNESCO Institute for Statistics gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary, which World Development Indicators calls the primary completion rate.

It counts pupils who reach the last grade, not those who pass it, and late entrants push it above 100%. The UIS completion rate from household surveys is a different measure and is lower in many countries.

How to cite

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). Primary completion rate, total, % of relevant age group (SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS). Retrieved through World Bank World Development Indicators (data.worldbank.org). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. UIS does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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What is the primary completion rate (gross intake to the last grade) in Nepal?

Primary completion rate (gross intake to the last grade) in Nepal was 109.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is down 2.8 pts from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 137 countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Primary completion rate, total, % of relevant age group (SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest primary completion rate (gross intake to the last grade) in Nepal?

118.5% in 2019, the highest value since 1988 in this series.

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