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