Education in Nepal 2,268 indicators covering education for Nepal. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population, age 15, total 707,893 2015 up 13.8% 32nd Population, age 16, female 345,213 2015 up 18.6% 32nd Population, age 16, total 709,396 2015 up 18.1% 32nd Population, age 17, female 344,803 2015 up 22.5% 32nd Population, age 17, total 708,187 2015 up 21.9% 32nd Population, age 18, female 342,332 2015 up 25.0% 32nd Population, age 18, total 702,598 2015 up 24.4% 32nd Population, age 19, female 338,286 2015 up 26.5% 33rd Population, age 19, total 693,652 2015 up 26.1% 32nd Population, age 20, female 334,202 2015 up 28.2% 33rd Population, age 20, total 684,561 2015 up 28.0% 33rd Population, age 21, female 330,072 2015 up 30.0% 34th Population, age 21, total 675,300 2015 up 29.9% 35th Population, age 22, female 324,215 2015 up 31.1% 34th Population, age 22, total 662,431 2015 up 31.3% 34th Population, age 23, female 316,041 2015 up 31.5% 35th Population, age 23, total 644,762 2015 up 32.1% 35th Population, age 24, female 306,364 2015 up 31.3% 36th Population, age 24, total 623,950 2015 up 32.2% 35th Population, age 25, female 296,529 2015 up 30.8% 38th Population, age 25, total 602,747 2015 up 32.2% 38th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 1.5% 2025 — 149th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 0.1% 2025 — 179th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.4% 2023 up 90.0% 4th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both 6.3% 2024 up 34.2% 54th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 231,560 number 2019 up 101.7% 51st Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP 0.2% 2023 down 37.3% 155th Expenditure on secondary education 33.3% 2015 up 51.0% 75th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 301,539 number 2019 down 56.6% 22nd Expenditure on primary education 53.8% 2015 down 4.8% 15th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 1 GPIA 2024 unchanged 50th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 5 2023 down 28.6% 163rd Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region 21,146 children 2025 down 22.7% 89th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 6 2023 down 33.3% 169th Secondary education, pupils 51.4% 2019 up 10.6% 27th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male 7.8% 2024 down 2.2% 33rd Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female 8.4% 2024 up 1.8% 25th Children out of school, primary, female 19,465 2025 — 79th Children out of school, primary, male 1,681 2025 — 143rd Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9866 GPIA 2025 — 135th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 27.3% 191st Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 35.5% 195th Total net enrolment rate, primary, female 98.5% 2025 — 32nd Total net enrolment rate, primary, male 99.9% 2025 — 2nd Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes 60.6% 2025 up 4.1% 101st Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male 6.7% 2024 down 1.6% 35th Girls and boys who are out of school 19,465 girls 2025 — 78th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 1.92 GPIA 2025 — 2nd Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female 7.4% 2024 up 8.5% 26th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both 5.9% 2024 up 34.9% 58th Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 74.0% 2016 up 11.2% 165th Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 0.9% 58th Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female 73.5% 2016 up 8.4% 147th Teachers in upper secondary education, female 12,019 number 2019 up 271.9% 61st Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 18.7% 2019 up 67.3% 122nd Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index 0.9874 GPI 2016 down 4.8% 140th Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male 74.4% 2016 up 13.9% 145th Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female 56.1% 2025 down 4.1% 105th Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male 64.9% 2025 up 12.1% 91st Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.8646 GPIA 2025 down 14.4% 172nd ← Previous Page 14 of 38 Next →