Education in Nepal 2,268 indicators covering education for Nepal. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 49,668 2025 down 1.9% 23rd Secondary education, teachers 27.0% 2025 up 22.3% 176th School enrollment, primary, female 74.8% 2004 up 31.2% 148th School enrollment, primary, male 86.0% 2004 up 15.6% 124th Official entrance age to compulsory education 3 years 2019 — 187th Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education 8 2025 unchanged 159th Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in 1 2025 unchanged 32nd Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 47.5% 2020 up 312.3% 65th Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity 0.9962 GPI 2016 down 6.5% 120th Over-age students, primary, male 24.6% 2019 down 12.3% 14th Over-age students, primary, female 31.2% 2019 down 6.8% 6th Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index 0.9952 index 2024 down 6.3% 122nd Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 up 3.5% 51st Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 6.4% 2016 down 50.7% 47th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 76.8% 2019 up 13.1% 102nd Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.03 GPI 2019 up 8.9% 100th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 74.6% 2019 up 3.8% 105th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 45,941 2025 up 17.0% 17th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 104.7% 2019 up 49.8% 52nd Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female 5,753 2025 down 94.6% 46th Compulsory education, duration 9 years 2025 unchanged 115th Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 74.0% 2016 up 11.2% 160th Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male 56,889 2025 down 47.3% 15th Progression to secondary school 82.4% 2016 down 6.3% 138th Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, male (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2023 up 34.3% 79th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 6.0% 2016 down 39.1% 46th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 106.2% 2019 up 53.9% 39th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 103.3% 2019 up 46.0% 64th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index 1.03 GPI 2019 up 5.4% 50th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 96.3% 2019 down 3.1% 86th Population of compulsory school age, both sexes 5.03 million 2025 down 9.3% 45th Population of compulsory school age, female 2.43 million 2025 down 10.3% 45th Population of compulsory school age, male 2.60 million 2025 down 8.3% 45th Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 1.85 million 2024 up 1.3% 38th Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 42.7% 92nd Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.7% 2024 — 143rd Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 895,561 2024 down 3.2% 39th Duration of compulsory education 9 years 2025 unchanged 120th Official entrance age to compulsory education 4 years 2025 unchanged 171st Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.7% 2024 — 136th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.7% 2024 — 145th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 28,199 2025 down 23.8% 21st Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 24,751 2025 down 14.2% 20th Trained teachers in primary education, female 96.0% 2025 down 1.4% 61st Trained teachers in primary education, male 95.6% 2025 down 1.8% 59th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male 28,353 2025 down 18.5% 26th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male 24,242 2025 down 12.7% 27th Enrolment in lower secondary education, male 956,932 2024 up 5.9% 38th Government spending on education as a share of GDP 3.7% 2024 up 6.2% 120th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 62.9% 2019 up 72.0% 123rd Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 23,480 2025 down 6.4% 21st Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male 26,188 2025 up 2.5% 24th Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 3.6% 2023 up 122.4% 3rd Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 3.1% 2025 down 68.7% 134th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 3.4% 2025 down 66.0% 120th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 2.8% 2025 down 71.7% 132nd Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both 21.1% 2025 down 36.1% 91st Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 21.5% 2025 down 30.6% 78th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 20.7% 2025 down 40.7% 98th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 7.4% 2025 down 68.9% 75th ← Previous Page 10 of 38 Next →