Education in Nepal 2,268 indicators covering education for Nepal. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male 7.3% 2024 up 9.9% 37th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female 7.1% 2024 up 11.6% 32nd Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, both sexes (UIS estimate) 7.9% 2023 up 409.5% 5th Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions 74.6% 2020 down 14.1% 157th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female 5.1% 2016 down 45.8% 44th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male 5.7% 2016 down 40.6% 50th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 50,250 2018 up 806.7% 4th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 0.998 GPIA 2024 down 2.1% 165th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.7% 2025 down 89.9% 164th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 16,544 2018 up 661.0% 5th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes 11,547 2025 down 91.0% 100th Literacy rate, adult total 68.7% 2019 up 23.7% 74th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 9 2023 down 59.1% 104th Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes 317,905 2025 down 54.1% 43rd Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education 5.9% 2024 up 37.0% 44th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 6.7% 2024 up 31.2% 54th Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) 18.7% 2023 up 176.4% 40th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes 13.8% 2025 down 47.0% 109th Literacy rate, adult male 79.8% 2019 up 12.9% 69th Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, both 5.2% 2023 up 82.3% 44th Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 80.0% 2024 down 8.5% 107th Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, both sexes 0.1% 2023 up 46.7% 130th Trained teachers in preprimary education 37.9% 2025 down 56.7% 97th Trained teachers in secondary education 97.4% 2025 up 14.2% 40th Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 84.0% 2024 down 3.0% 89th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 57.7% 147th Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 0.9017 GPIA 2024 down 11.6% 161st Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 4.4% 2016 down 63.6% 54th Proportion of total government spending on essential services 10.8% 2025 down 36.7% 139th Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 76.0% 2020 down 10.7% 139th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 147,433 number 2019 down 56.8% 19th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 14.4% 2025 down 28.6% 98th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 13.3% 2025 down 58.2% 111th Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female 161,509 2025 down 38.5% 40th Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 75.8% 2024 down 14.3% 112th Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male 156,396 2025 down 63.6% 42nd Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both 7.4% 2024 up 63.6% 44th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 1.6% 2018 up 668.8% 21st Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, both sexes (UIS) 2.3% 2023 up 54.4% 5th Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 24.0% 2020 up 61.5% 54th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.5% 2018 up 545.2% 19th Adolescents out of school 0.7% 2025 down 89.9% 160th Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP 0.4% 2023 up 744.8% 50th Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education 23.63 headcount basis 2025 down 1.5% 68th Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 6.8% 2024 up 27.5% 35th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 95.8% 2025 down 1.6% 65th Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP 1.7% 2023 up 71.0% 57th Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 32,693 2025 down 76.8% 92nd Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes 99.3% 2025 up 6.4% 20th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 4.8% 2024 up 32.0% 99th Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 0.7% 2025 down 74.7% 160th Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 20.8% 2024 down 37.1% 28th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female 39,955 2024 up 17.5% 57th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 4.3% 2024 down 54.8% 100th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 38,696 2024 down 58.7% 55th Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 25.4% 2024 down 17.7% 30th Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes 86.2% 2025 up 16.5% 75th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 39.9% 155th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, both 0.0% 2023 down 47.7% 158th Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 1.09 GPIA 2024 down 6.3% 10th ← Previous Page 15 of 38 Next →