Education in Nepal 150 indicators covering education for Nepal. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Persistence to grade 5, total 73.5% 2016 up 19.2% 134th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 1,304 2024 down 39.7% 50th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 1,167 2024 down 32.9% 52nd Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 2,269 2024 down 31.6% 53rd Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 3,188 2024 down 7.0% 48th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 147.5% 2019 down 8.1% 7th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 145.7% 2019 down 4.0% 11th Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.7% 2100 down 44.9% 61st Number of adults with no formal education by region 224,000 people 2100 down 46.7% 50th Population by level of education 7.73 million people 2100 up 16.0% 66th Repeaters, primary, female 7.3% 2019 down 49.1% 39th Repeaters, primary, male 7.9% 2019 down 46.4% 46th School enrollment, primary 96.3% 2019 down 2.9% 54th Trained teachers in primary education 95.8% 2025 down 1.6% 63rd Over-age students, primary 28.0% 2019 down 9.2% 8th Secondary education, teachers 27.0% 2025 up 22.3% 176th School enrollment, primary, female 74.8% 2004 up 31.2% 148th School enrollment, primary, male 86.0% 2004 up 15.6% 124th Over-age students, primary, male 24.6% 2019 down 12.3% 14th Over-age students, primary, female 31.2% 2019 down 6.8% 6th Compulsory education, duration 9 years 2025 unchanged 115th Progression to secondary school 82.4% 2016 down 6.3% 138th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 96.3% 2019 down 3.1% 86th Trained teachers in primary education, female 96.0% 2025 down 1.4% 61st Trained teachers in primary education, male 95.6% 2025 down 1.8% 59th Primary education, pupils 50.6% 2019 up 2.3% 9th Persistence to grade 5, female 73.4% 2016 up 15.2% 122nd Persistence to grade 5, male 73.7% 2016 up 23.2% 117th School enrollment, secondary 61.9% 2019 up 30.5% 113th Preprimary education, duration 2 years 2025 unchanged 166th Progression to secondary school, male 84.1% 2016 down 4.3% 130th School enrollment, secondary, female 62.8% 2019 up 40.1% 112th School enrollment, secondary, male 60.9% 2019 up 22.1% 111th Progression to secondary school, female 80.8% 2016 down 8.2% 129th Expenditure on tertiary education 10.8% 2015 up 5.0% 135th Literacy rate, youth female 92.1% 2019 up 21.4% 72nd Children out of school, primary 21,146 2025 down 22.7% 92nd Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 74.8% 2004 up 31.2% 148th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 86.0% 2004 up 15.6% 127th Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 0.95 GPI 2019 up 14.0% 76th Literacy rate, youth male 96.8% 2019 up 6.4% 51st Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 19.74 2019 down 40.7% 96th Literacy rate, youth total 94.2% 2019 up 14.6% 61st Expenditure on secondary education 33.3% 2015 up 51.0% 75th Expenditure on primary education 53.8% 2015 down 4.8% 15th Secondary education, pupils 51.4% 2019 up 10.6% 27th Children out of school, primary, female 19,465 2025 — 79th Children out of school, primary, male 1,681 2025 — 143rd Literacy rate, adult total 68.7% 2019 up 23.7% 74th Literacy rate, adult male 79.8% 2019 up 12.9% 69th Trained teachers in preprimary education 37.9% 2025 down 56.7% 97th Trained teachers in secondary education 97.4% 2025 up 14.2% 40th Adolescents out of school 0.7% 2025 down 89.9% 160th Current education expenditure, total 89.0% 2015 up 2.1% 89th Current education expenditure, primary 90.6% 2015 up 2.9% 85th Current education expenditure, secondary 89.9% 2015 up 2.5% 92nd Trained teachers in preprimary education, female 37.1% 2025 down 60.1% 97th Trained teachers in secondary education, female 96.7% 2025 up 15.9% 41st Trained teachers in secondary education, male 97.7% 2025 up 13.9% 37th Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 28.26 2019 down 23.4% 16th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →