Education in Nepal

2,268 indicators covering education for Nepal.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female 90.3% 2024 up 7.9% 65th
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male 96.3% 2024 up 6.4% 48th
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index 0.9962 GPI 2016 down 6.5% 113th
Net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education 84.0% 2024 down 3.0% 88th
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 943,410 number 2019 up 33.5% 30th
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both 96.9% 2024 up 23.3% 36th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 24,622 number 2019 down 25.0% 24th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female 12,146 number 2019 down 25.2% 24th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 341 2023 down 9.8% 69th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 8.7% 126th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 1.01 GPIA 2024 up 2.9% 25th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 1.60 million number 2019 up 74.7% 26th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 35,767 number 2019 down 34.7% 26th
Government expenditure on education not specified by level, constant 0 millions 2015 down 100.0% 72nd
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female 4.3% 2016 down 65.3% 48th
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female 93.4% 2024 up 12.2% 47th
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male 97.8% 2024 up 8.9% 35th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 838,025 number 2019 up 109.1% 25th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male 4.5% 2016 down 62.0% 50th
Trained teachers in lower secondary education 97.2% 2025 up 14.4% 35th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions 69.8% 2024 up 100.4% 96th
Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation 64.1% 2015 down 7.3% 83rd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 11,907 2023 up 265.2% 31st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 7 2023 up 133.3% 64th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 45,785 2023 up 363.4% 12th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 1 GPIA 2023 2nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 22,705 2023 up 729.6% 3rd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 24 2023 down 84.1% 101st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 99 2023 up 147.5% 114th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 3,779 2023 up 27.7% 2nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 1 2023 down 88.9% 132nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 1 GPIA 2023 4th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 130.0% 110th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.8% 2023 up 276.0% 110th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 3.0% 2023 up 376.9% 89th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 0.7195 UIS estimate 2023 up 71.4% 138th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 1.5% 2023 up 753.9% 13th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 83.6% 153rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 157.6% 165th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.2% 2023 up 31.4% 8th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 86.0% 149th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.6331 UIS estimate 2023 up 113.7% 161st
Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2023 down 25.8% 61st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 0 GPIA 2023 96th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.2898 UIS estimate 2023 up 57.5% 142nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 GPIA 2023 down 100.0% 91st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 27th
Proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted 0.9824 GPIA 2024 down 36.7% 60th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.9555 UIS estimate 2023 up 72.7% 107th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.075 UIS estimate 2023 down 88.2% 178th
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 15,189 number 2019 down 27.7% 22nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 0 GPIA 2023 down 100.0% 109th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.3967 UIS estimate 2023 down 43.0% 122nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 0 GPIA 2023 down 100.0% 140th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1584 UIS estimate 2023 down 75.9% 159th
Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education 0.9394 GPIA 2024 down 4.1% 56th
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary 60.01 2013 up 167.1% 2nd
Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index 0.5982 index 2021 up 26.9% 116th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 0 GPIA 2023 101st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.257 UIS estimate 2023 up 112.0% 118th