Nepal: Secondary education, vocational pupils

Key figures

Since 1972 it is up 576.95% from 6,242 in 1972 (4.15% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 33 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 173.2% in 1973 and the biggest yearly fall was 35.1% in 2000. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

See how every economy compares in the full ranking.

Closest to Nepal in the 2019 ranking

• Kazakhstan — 1st of 5: 203,284
• Ghana — 2nd of 5: 76,770
• Djibouti — 4th of 5: 4,677
• Monaco — 5th of 5: 295

What this measures

Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 15 values

Secondary education, vocational pupils in nearby economies

• Bangladesh — 757,289 (2018)
• Bhutan — 1,583 (2018)
• India — 2.3 million (2017)
• Sri Lanka — 105,865 (2018)

More education data for Nepal

• Primary education, pupils — 3.57 million (2025)
• Primary education, teachers — 157,456 (2025)
• Secondary education, pupils — 3.67 million (2024)
• Primary school starting age (years) — 5 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 10 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils (% female) — 50.61% (2019)
• Pupil-teacher ratio, primary — 19.74 (2019)
• Secondary education, teachers — 124,257 (2025)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross)

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Questions people ask

What is Nepal's secondary education, vocational pupils?

42,255 in 2019, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1972?

It is up 576.95% from 6,242 in 1972 (4.15% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 42,255 in 2019 and the lowest 6,242 in 1972.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.VO, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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