Education in Nepal

2,268 indicators covering education for Nepal.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.046 units per person 2025 up 26.1% 17th
School enrollment, secondary 90.4% 2024 up 33.8% 107th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.0214 units per person 2024 up 41.1% 123rd
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education 25.38 2020 up 92.9% 50th
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per capita 0.0631 units per person 2024 up 11.4% 14th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 5.5 per 1,000 2024 down 12.7% 86th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 3.9 per 1,000 2024 down 20.4% 82nd
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 2 per 1,000 2024 down 23.1% 70th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 2.3 per 1,000 2024 down 34.3% 61st
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre 1.11 units per square kilometre 2023 down 19.1% 57th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 56.44 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 2040 up 11.5% 102nd
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 38.35 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 2040 down 2.4% 57th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 5.21 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 2040 down 48.3% 40th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 80.33 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 2040 up 6.6% 132nd
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 19.59 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 2040 down 13.7% 34th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 0.0862 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 2040 down 95.6% 41st
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 38 - Projected education 20.23 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over 2040 down 26.4% 36th
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 40.9% 13th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 28.1% 8th
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year 2025 up 692.6% 26th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 20.6% 8th
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 37.4% 13th
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square 25.78 units per square kilometre 2023 up 18.8% 37th
Secondary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person 2025 up 5.7% 152nd
Secondary education, teachers 124,257 2025 up 12.6% 47th
School enrollment, secondary, female 90.9% 2024 up 31.0% 112th
School enrollment, secondary, male 89.9% 2024 up 36.7% 103rd
School enrollment, tertiary 21.3% 2024 up 60.8% 131st
Secondary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 39.7% 25th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0206 units per person 2025 up 17.1% 23rd
Secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled 33,511 2025 up 37.7% 77th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0254 units per person 2025 up 34.4% 11th
School enrollment, primary, private 25.4% 2020 up 92.9% 47th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0029 units per person 2025 up 3.8% 134th
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0024 units per person 2025 down 37.7% 25th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 33.2% 10th
Official entrance age to upper secondary education 13 years 2020 unchanged 206th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 274,577 number 2020 down 18.5% 49th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 271,900 number 2020 down 13.0% 47th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 546,477 number 2020 down 15.9% 48th
School age population, tertiary education, male 1.60 million number 2019 up 27.3% 33rd
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 3.29 million number 2019 up 26.8% 32nd
School age population, tertiary education, female 1.69 million number 2019 up 26.4% 31st
School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.26 million number 2020 down 1.5% 29th
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 2.50 million number 2020 down 2.1% 26th
School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.24 million number 2020 down 2.8% 25th
School age population, secondary education, male 2.14 million number 2020 down 9.7% 38th
School age population, secondary education, both sexes 4.25 million number 2020 down 9.2% 37th
School age population, secondary education, female 2.11 million number 2020 down 8.6% 36th
School age population, lower secondary education, male 876,773 number 2020 down 19.3% 47th
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 1.75 million number 2020 down 17.6% 46th
School age population, lower secondary education, female 873,886 number 2020 down 15.8% 46th
School age population, primary education, male 1.39 million number 2020 down 20.9% 55th
School age population, primary education, both sexes 2.77 million number 2020 down 18.2% 53rd
School age population, primary education, female 1.39 million number 2020 down 15.3% 53rd
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 566,212 number 2020 down 19.5% 44th
School age population, last grade of primary education, male 282,948 number 2020 down 21.9% 44th
School age population, last grade of primary education, female 283,264 number 2020 down 16.9% 43rd
School age population, pre-primary education, male 552,590 number 2019 down 16.8% 60th
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 1.10 million number 2019 down 14.4% 59th