Education in Nepal

2,268 indicators covering education for Nepal.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 34 2023 up 21.4% 49th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 434 2023 up 77.9% 113th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 108,273 2023 up 235.7% 10th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 7.0% 2024 up 3.3% 34th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 2,056 2023 up 399.0% 88th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 1.5% 2023 up 526.9% 15th
Government expenditure on education, constant US$ 1,472 millions 2018 up 83.2% 95th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 389 2023 up 872.5% 102nd
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male 28,169 2025 up 115.3% 13th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 320 number 2019 up 338.4% 97th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male 1,667 2023 up 348.1% 80th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female 17,884 2025 up 29.3% 18th
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 7.2% 2024 up 10.9% 39th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 22.0% 98th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 80.5% 169th
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 0.95 GPI 2019 up 14.0% 76th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 1.0% 2023 up 124.3% 97th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 3.6% 2023 up 240.1% 86th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 13,135 2023 up 87.6% 2nd
Literacy rate, youth male 96.8% 2019 up 6.4% 51st
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 19.74 2019 down 40.7% 96th
Literacy rate, youth total 94.2% 2019 up 14.6% 61st
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female 5.9% 2016 down 40.9% 33rd
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male 6.0% 2016 down 37.3% 45th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 1.6% 2024 down 91.2% 89th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 14.3% 2024 down 22.6% 19th
Out-of-school children of primary school age, female 19,465 2025 78th
Out-of-school children of primary school age, male 1,681 2025 143rd
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 64,237 number 2019 up 122.3% 32nd
Population, age 0, female 391,685 2015 up 11.5% 30th
Population, age 0, total 802,585 2015 up 11.3% 30th
Population, age 1, female 388,156 2015 up 10.3% 30th
Population, age 1, total 795,625 2015 up 10.2% 29th
Population, age 2, female 384,224 2015 up 9.2% 30th
Population, age 2, total 787,852 2015 up 9.0% 30th
Population, age 3, female 379,985 2015 up 8.0% 30th
Population, age 3, total 779,459 2015 up 7.8% 30th
Population, age 4, female 375,533 2015 up 6.8% 30th
Population, age 4, total 770,629 2015 up 6.7% 30th
Population, age 5, female 370,965 2015 up 5.8% 30th
Population, age 5, total 761,554 2015 up 5.6% 30th
Population, age 6, female 366,377 2015 up 4.8% 31st
Population, age 6, total 752,424 2015 up 4.7% 31st
Population, age 7, female 361,863 2015 up 4.1% 31st
Population, age 7, total 743,424 2015 up 3.9% 31st
Population, age 8, female 357,520 2015 up 3.5% 31st
Population, age 8, total 734,744 2015 up 3.4% 31st
Population, age 9, female 353,443 2015 up 3.3% 31st
Population, age 9, total 726,573 2015 up 3.1% 31st
Population, age 10, female 349,347 2015 up 3.2% 31st
Population, age 10, total 718,320 2015 up 2.9% 31st
Population, age 11, female 344,948 2015 up 3.0% 32nd
Population, age 11, total 709,396 2015 up 2.7% 31st
Population, age 12, female 342,241 2015 up 3.9% 31st
Population, age 12, total 703,880 2015 up 3.6% 31st
Population, age 13, female 342,088 2015 up 6.5% 31st
Population, age 13, total 703,525 2015 up 6.2% 31st
Population, age 14, female 343,437 2015 up 10.3% 31st
Population, age 14, total 706,177 2015 up 9.9% 31st
Population, age 15, female 344,362 2015 up 14.3% 32nd