Share of schools with access to electricity in Nepal
Nepal: Share of schools with access to electricity was 83.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of schools with access to electricity in Nepal, 2011–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 83.3% for share of schools with access to electricity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.2% on the previous year and up 1,163.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to electricity in Nepal peaked at 83.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2011.
Nepal ranks 110th of 135 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of schools with access to electricity in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 6.6% | — |
| 2020 | 50.3% | +663.4% |
| 2023 | 46.7% | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 59.8% | +28.1% |
| 2025 | 83.3% | +39.2% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 83.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.4%, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 83.3% is below the median for South Asia, which is 97.8%, 85% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.6% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 1 |
| 2020s | 60.0% | 46.7% | 83.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More energy & mining data for Nepal
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 23.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to electricity in Nepal?
- Share of schools with access to electricity in Nepal was 83.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 83.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2011.
- How does Nepal rank for share of schools with access to electricity?
- Nepal ranks 110th out of 135 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,163.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level (%).