Education in Nepal

2,268 indicators covering education for Nepal.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, both sexes 95.6% 2019 up 1.8% 50th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 73.4% 2019 up 13.7% 35th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 83.1% 2019 up 30.3% 28th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban 12.4% 2022 down 5.0% 32nd
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural 20.1% 2022 down 19.3% 26th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural 17.6% 2022 down 15.1% 33rd
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural 14.6% 2022 down 7.4% 39th
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 33.6% 2015 down 0.0% 42nd
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, male 97.9% 2019 up 2.6% 37th
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure 4.9% 2015 up 15.7% 53rd
Number of destroyed or damaged educational facilities attributed to 11 2020 down 71.1% 33rd
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity 0.95 LPIA 2019 up 8.0% 42nd
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, both sexes 91.2% 2019 up 10.6% 42nd
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are trained 19.1% 2024 up 15.6% 63rd
Number of disruptions to educational services attributed to disasters 0 2020 down 100.0% 53rd
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are qualified 94.7% 2024 down 1.0% 53rd
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, male 94.2% 2019 up 6.6% 37th
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure 22.4% 2015 up 0.0% 23rd
Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP 6.8% 2015 down 26.2% 6th
Initial household funding per primary student, constant PPP$ 263.52 2015 down 9.7% 36th
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are qualified 94.7% 2024 down 1.0% 52nd
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, female 59.8% 2019 down 8.4% 52nd
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female 6.6% 2019 down 63.1% 58th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, adjusted gender 0.96 GPIA 2019 down 1.0% 50th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, both sexes 21.4% 2019 down 44.1% 56th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, both sexes 70.9% 2019 down 6.6% 51st
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, male 84.1% 2019 down 2.7% 48th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, male 36.4% 2019 down 40.3% 57th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity 0.71 GPIA 2019 down 5.3% 52nd
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, adjusted gender 0.18 GPIA 2019 down 37.9% 57th
Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary 14.86 millions 2015 up 116.8% 52nd
Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary 0.1% 2015 up 22.6% 55th
Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary 52.47 millions 2015 up 78.5% 52nd
Initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational) 0.6% 2015 up 7.6% 3rd
Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary 19.06 millions 2015 up 52.6% 53rd
Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary 70.17 millions 2015 up 52.6% 50th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female 41.7% 2019 up 27.7% 42nd
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female 4.2% 2019 up 8.2% 48th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, adjusted gender 0.94 GPIA 2019 up 6.8% 43rd
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity 0.97 LPIA 2019 up 106.4% 11th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, both sexes 20.7% 2019 up 16.3% 44th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, both sexes 55.7% 2019 up 19.6% 43rd
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index 0.79 LPIA 2019 up 29.5% 40th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male 72.8% 2019 up 15.9% 43rd
Initial household funding per secondary student as a percentage of 15.7% 2015 6th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, male 37.4% 2019 up 18.4% 42nd
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, adjusted gender parity 0.57 GPIA 2019 up 9.6% 42nd
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, adjusted gender 0.11 GPIA 2019 down 8.3% 51st
Initial household funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ 2,976 2015 up 17.0% 10th
Initial household funding per secondary student, constant PPP$ 609.89 2015 31st
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, female 63.8% 2019 down 9.6% 52nd
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary 1.1% 2010 up 5.6% 112th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary 1.2% 2010 down 16.7% 122nd
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary 1.2% 2010 down 65.5% 124th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary 1.0% 2010 up 24.1% 120th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. 2.3% 2010 down 6.9% 109th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with tertiary 1.0% 2010 down 15.0% 121st
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary 1.6% 2010 down 47.6% 117th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with tertiary 1.7% 2010 up 94.2% 113th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary 3.9% 2010 up 30.8% 97th