Education in Nepal

2,268 indicators covering education for Nepal.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 48.6% 2021 down 5.9% 88th
Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education 46.0% 2025 up 13.6% 100th
Literacy rate 68.7% 2019 up 23.7% 107th
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public 64.1% 2015 down 7.3% 83rd
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of 15.2% 2015 up 28.4% 63rd
Share of schools with access to computers for teaching 58.9% 2025 up 17,229.4% 97th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 0.7005 LPIA 2021 up 32.1% 79th
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of 24.9% 2015 up 38.5% 31st
Percentage of teachers in secondary education vocational programmes 8.0% 2024 110th
Initial government funding per secondary student, constant PPP$ 367.05 2015 up 50.7% 104th
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, US$ 117.71 millions 2015 up 653.0% 74th
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary 82.4% 2015 up 0.0% 89th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 0.5383 GPIA 2021 up 24.3% 92nd
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary 17.6% 2015 down 0.1% 26th
All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public 56.0% 2015 up 0.0% 51st
Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years 3.47 2021 up 49.4% 115th
Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years 0.5982 GPIA 2021 up 26.9% 116th
Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years 5.8 2021 up 17.7% 113th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 0.76 LPIA 2021 up 19.1% 77th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 0.632 LPIA 2021 up 51.6% 84th
Proportion of secondary schools with access to computers for 90.2% 2025 up 2,040.7% 85th
Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a 0.0% 2023 85th
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant US$ 151 millions 2015 up 233.2% 70th
Government expenditure on lower secondary education, US$ 129.12 millions 2015 up 397.6% 76th
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, PPP$ 415.73 millions 2015 up 356.9% 67th
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant PPP$ 555.99 millions 2015 up 233.2% 63rd
Literacy rate vs. average years of schooling 68.7% 2019 up 23.7% 106th
Government expenditure on lower secondary education, constant US$ 165.63 millions 2015 up 120.2% 73rd
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in 77.7% 2015 down 13.9% 102nd
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female 71.1% 2018 up 6.4% 11th
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as % of total 26.4% 2015 up 0.1% 54th
Government expenditure on lower secondary education, PPP$ 456.03 millions 2015 up 201.9% 71st
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in 22.3% 2015 up 129.5% 7th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female 62.4% 2018 down 8.8% 8th
Government expenditure on lower secondary education, constant PPP$ 609.88 millions 2015 up 120.2% 66th
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in 9.3% 2015 down 22.5% 38th
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in 90.7% 2015 up 3.1% 71st
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 7.8% 2017 up 33.7% 93rd
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 7.8% 2017 up 33.7% 93rd
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 11.7% 2017 up 8.9% 89th
Share of the population with post-secondary education or higher 11.7% 2017 up 8.9% 89th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by 97.2% 2025 up 14.4% 37th
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 11.7% 2017 up 8.9% 89th
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of 26.4% 2015 up 0.1% 51st
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 16.6% 2017 up 0.1% 79th
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 16.6% 2017 up 0.1% 79th
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in lower 89.0% 2015 up 1.8% 80th
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in lower 11.0% 2015 down 12.6% 24th
Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities 63.3% 2025 up 86.4% 99th
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a 8.6% 2015 down 10.4% 94th
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 0.4725 GPIA 2017 up 33.6% 100th
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes 5.4% 2025 14th
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of 12.1% 2015 down 66.3% 72nd
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 56.0% 2015 up 0.0% 62nd
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper 51.7% 2015 down 19.2% 94th
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 65.6% 2015 up 20.9% 77th
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are trained 92.4% 2020 down 0.7% 82nd
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of 39.0% 2015 up 62.4% 8th
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, total 3,345 2010 up 29.9% 33rd
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, female 1,626 2010 up 30.4% 32nd