Education in Nepal

2,268 indicators covering education for Nepal.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 47.4% 2020 down 5.2% 180th
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, adjusted gender parity 0.9874 GPIA 2016 down 4.7% 151st
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female 73.5% 2016 up 8.4% 152nd
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male 74.4% 2016 up 13.9% 147th
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 24.2% 2024 up 108.5% 58th
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 16.0% 2024 up 19.7% 82nd
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female 261,878 2024 down 11.7% 37th
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male 275,881 2024 down 47.3% 38th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 13.2% 2024 down 0.0% 82nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 13.3% 2024 down 41.1% 92nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 0.9985 GPIA 2024 up 69.6% 50th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 37.9% 2025 down 56.7% 100th
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education 63.09 headcount basis 2025 up 150.4% 13th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 41.1% 2020 down 4.3% 172nd
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 0.7% 2020 down 7.3% 172nd
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 58.9% 2020 up 3.2% 9th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female 65,980 number 2019 down 68.4% 9th
Government expenditure on education, constant PPP$ 5,418 millions 2018 up 83.2% 79th
Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant US$ 102.61 millions 2015 up 82.7% 112th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male 8.8% 2024 up 96.8% 43rd
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education 5.9% 2024 up 29.4% 44th
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 73.5% 2016 up 19.2% 135th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 26,488 number 2019 down 59.6% 19th
Current education expenditure, tertiary 82.4% 2015 up 0.0% 88th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 21,626 number 2019 down 40.3% 21st
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 18,150 number 2019 down 38.9% 24th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 97.4% 2025 up 14.2% 41st
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education 35.64 headcount basis 2024 down 0.9% 14th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 37.1% 2025 down 60.1% 101st
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 65.4% 2025 up 69.9% 66th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 1.44 GPIA 2020 up 21.8% 20th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 25,289 number 2019 down 46.3% 33rd
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 49.2% 2020 up 2.2% 73rd
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 1.0% 2020 up 4.3% 73rd
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 50.8% 2020 down 2.0% 104th
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, US$ 15.66 millions 2015 101st
International expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 0.6% 2018 down 15.9% 21st
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male 6.7% 2024 up 25.7% 35th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 1.08 GPIA 2024 up 13.5% 17th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 96.7% 2025 up 15.9% 42nd
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 97.7% 2025 up 13.9% 38th
Proportion of schools with basic drinking water services 55.44 2023 up 73.6% 133rd
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 0.9906 GPIA 2024 up 0.9% 84th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female 6.8% 2024 up 29.4% 31st
Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services 23.59 2023 down 50.5% 17th
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education 33.27 headcount basis 2024 down 24.9% 20th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 97.2% 2025 up 14.4% 36th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 97.5% 2025 up 19.1% 35th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 97.0% 2025 up 12.6% 35th
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 10.5% 2024 up 128.3% 32nd
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 0 2025 down 100.0% 139th
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 0 2025 down 100.0% 135th
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally representative learning assessment in 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally representative learning assessment in 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Trained teachers in preprimary education, male 65.4% 2025 up 69.9% 66th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 23,792 number 2019 down 30.3% 31st
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant US$ 20.08 millions 2015 96th
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education 27.62 headcount basis 2025 up 0.6% 14th