Education in Nepal 2,268 indicators covering education for Nepal. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Government expenditure on tertiary education, PPP$ 282.52 millions 2015 up 150.5% 102nd Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private 30.2% 2024 down 53.7% 64th Government expenditure on pre-primary education, PPP$ 55.29 millions 2015 — 94th Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 47.5% 2020 up 312.3% 52nd Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes 376,016 number 2019 down 7.6% 37th Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant PPP$ 73.95 millions 2015 — 92nd Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 12.8% 2021 down 22.5% 128th Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary 12.8% 2021 down 22.5% 128th Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant PPP$ 377.83 millions 2015 up 82.7% 98th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes 60,270 number 2019 down 13.7% 48th Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes 35.9% 2021 up 21.7% 67th Completion rate, upper secondary education, female 34.6% 2021 up 30.1% 67th Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 10.0% 2021 down 1.8% 126th Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary 10.0% 2021 down 1.8% 126th Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary 16.4% 2021 down 31.7% 129th Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 16.4% 2021 down 31.7% 129th Completion rate, upper secondary education, male 37.7% 2021 up 10.3% 63rd Proportion of total government spending on essential services 3.6% 2023 down 82.4% 127th Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of 1.9% 2015 — 109th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female 203,448 number 2019 up 2.5% 37th Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes 77.7% 2021 up 30.5% 60th Completion rate, lower secondary education, female 76.3% 2021 up 39.9% 61st Completion rate, lower secondary education, male 79.4% 2021 up 20.7% 55th Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary 31.99 2019 down 38.2% 11th Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female 95.2% 2025 up 10.8% 37th Trained teachers in upper secondary education, male 98.2% 2025 up 14.8% 29th Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions 58.6% 2024 up 55.7% 49th Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions 1.3% 2024 up 114.4% 49th Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions 41.4% 2024 down 33.6% 101st Government expenditure per student, primary 12.4% 2015 up 11.7% 83rd Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 46.3% 2021 up 12.5% 125th Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women 42.7% 2022 down 1.2% 66th Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 49.2% 2020 up 2.2% 64th Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 1.0% 2020 up 4.3% 64th Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 50.8% 2020 down 2.0% 91st Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ 46.3% 2021 up 12.5% 124th Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 0.6098 GPIA 2021 up 43.8% 120th Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 59.0% 2021 up 3.0% 120th Share in poverty vs. educational attainment 8.43 years 2040 up 14.4% 124th Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes 20.2% 2018 up 190.9% 32nd Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 36.4% 2021 up 31.9% 126th Completion rate, primary education, female 85.4% 2021 up 19.1% 66th Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ 59.0% 2021 up 3.0% 119th Initial government funding per pre-primary student, constant PPP$ 72.9 2015 — 111th Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ 36.4% 2021 up 31.9% 125th Completion rate, primary education, both sexes 86.1% 2021 up 14.5% 62nd Completion rate, primary education, male 87.0% 2021 up 10.2% 58th Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 0.6172 GPIA 2021 up 28.1% 126th Government expenditure on secondary education, PPP$ 871.76 millions 2015 up 260.2% 81st Government expenditure on primary education, PPP$ 1,407 millions 2015 up 127.1% 74th Government expenditure on secondary education, constant PPP$ 1,166 millions 2015 up 162.7% 74th Government expenditure on primary education, constant PPP$ 1,881 millions 2015 up 65.6% 64th Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 42.4% 2020 down 2.8% 144th Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 0.7% 2020 down 4.9% 144th Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 57.6% 2020 up 2.2% 3rd Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary 24.86 2019 down 16.6% 17th 4.2.2 Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) 70.79 2022 down 13.9% 106th Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index 0.95 index 2019 up 14.0% 76th Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 94.1% 2025 up 651.2% 102nd Average years of schooling 6.19 years 2020 up 39.4% 96th ← Previous Page 23 of 38 Next →