Education in Nepal 2,268 indicators covering education for Nepal. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 74.1% 2025 up 52.0% 112th Official entrance age to early childhood education 3 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Theoretical duration of early childhood education 2 years 2025 unchanged 168th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 79.4% 2024 up 8.0% 105th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 46,053 2025 up 71.1% 17th Progression to secondary school, male 84.1% 2016 down 4.3% 130th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 97.8% 2025 down 0.5% 50th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 438,177 number 2019 up 51.5% 52nd School enrollment, secondary, female 62.8% 2019 up 40.1% 112th School enrollment, secondary, male 60.9% 2019 up 22.1% 111th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 2.2% 2025 up 180.0% 146th Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes 99.2% 2025 up 0.1% 38th Government expenditure on education, US$ 1,285 millions 2018 up 227.0% 97th Progression to secondary school, female 80.8% 2016 down 8.2% 129th Expenditure on tertiary education 10.8% 2015 up 5.0% 135th Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 3.3% 2018 down 1.9% 121st Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 81,917 number 2018 up 313.1% 9th Literacy rate, youth female 92.1% 2019 up 21.4% 72nd Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 8.2% 2024 down 54.9% 37th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 17,884 2025 up 28.5% 24th Children out of school, primary 21,146 2025 down 22.7% 92nd Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes 21,146 2025 down 22.7% 92nd Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 21,712 2025 up 34.4% 26th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 0.8% 2025 down 15.9% 166th Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 58,345 number 2019 up 109.1% 40th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 97.6% 2024 up 0.4% 40th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 97.4% 2024 down 1.8% 56th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 2.4% 2024 down 13.2% 152nd Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 2.6% 2024 down 0.8% 137th Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 60,707 2025 up 16.0% 37th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 125,188 2025 up 200.0% 6th Enrolment in secondary education, female 1.78 million number 2019 up 60.9% 29th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 46,040 2023 up 518.9% 3rd Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 63,550 2025 up 9.5% 39th Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 30.5% 2019 up 64.2% 119th Teachers in lower secondary education, female 17,796 number 2019 up 243.4% 58th Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 10.8% 2025 down 36.7% 137th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 68,581 2025 up 63.2% 24th Teachers in lower secondary education, female 22,123 2025 up 50.9% 56th Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 36.4% 2025 up 30.1% 134th Teachers in lower secondary education, male 38,584 2025 up 2.4% 30th Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 17.9% 2025 up 7.5% 142nd Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 74.8% 2004 up 31.2% 148th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 1,891 number 2019 up 432.7% 86th Teachers in upper secondary education, female 11,388 2025 up 17.7% 68th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 86.0% 2004 up 15.6% 127th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female 6.4% 2016 down 52.1% 38th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male 6.4% 2016 down 49.2% 48th Teachers in upper secondary education, male 52,162 2025 up 7.9% 25th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male 18,700 2025 up 46.2% 26th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female 17,884 2025 up 27.9% 21st Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 8.1% 2024 down 0.3% 32nd Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male 8.7% 2024 down 12.3% 34th Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female 6.2% 2024 down 36.4% 36th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 1 GPIA 2024 down 1.8% 137th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 79.5% 2024 up 5.6% 113th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 79.2% 2024 up 7.7% 95th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 30,376 2023 up 121.5% 22nd ← Previous Page 12 of 38 Next →