Education in Nepal

2,268 indicators covering education for Nepal.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School age population, pre-primary education, female 543,316 number 2019 down 11.9% 59th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 23.4% 7th
Share enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level 25.4% 2020 up 92.9% 50th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 40.8% 22nd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), per 0.0089 units per person 2025 down 42.7% 34th
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 64.5% 27th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0.0121 units per person 2024 up 55.8% 123rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0.0093 units per person 2024 up 25.7% 119th
Labor force, total, per square kilometre 58.15 units per square kilometre 2023 up 13.3% 59th
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per square 1.11 units per square kilometre 2023 down 19.1% 57th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 12.4% 5th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 29.3% 12th
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per square 12.72 units per square kilometre 2023 up 16.5% 37th
Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty 13.75 years 2023 up 8.8% 92nd
School enrollment, preprimary 93.7% 2022 up 6.9% 44th
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per square kilometre 13.06 units per square kilometre 2023 up 21.1% 35th
School enrollment, tertiary, male 18.7% 2024 up 42.2% 127th
School enrollment, tertiary, female 23.9% 2024 up 78.8% 129th
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.22 GPI 2024 up 19.8% 96th
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 0.9872 GPI 2022 down 3.7% 133rd
Secondary education, teachers, annual growth rate 11.8 % change on previous year 2025 up 776.4% 18th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 8.43 units per square kilometre 2023 up 14.8% 35th
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled 3.42 million 2019 up 44.7% 28th
Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita 0.0011 units per person 2025 up 29.4% 164th
Secondary education, teachers, female 33,511 2025 up 37.7% 77th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.04 units per square kilometre 2023 up 21.5% 67th
Average years of schooling among adults 4.5 years 2023 up 24.9% 176th
Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling 4.5 years 2023 up 24.9% 176th
Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita 4.5 years 2023 up 24.9% 176th
Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre-primary education level 47.5% 2020 up 312.3% 65th
Secondary education, teachers, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 26.2% 52nd
Average years of schooling, males vs. females 5.8 years 2023 up 15.5% 168th
Years of schooling, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 32.6% 114th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0.0035 units per person 2025 down 54.8% 38th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita 0.0054 units per person 2025 down 30.6% 36th
Expected years of schooling, males vs. females 13.97 years 2023 up 11.5% 78th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 74.2% 34th
Primary completion rate, male 110.0% 2025 up 2.5% 6th
Primary completion rate, female 108.9% 2025 down 7.4% 8th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 60.4% 29th
Expected years of schooling males vs females, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 39.8% 89th
Years of schooling, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% 5th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0042 units per person 2025 up 5.7% 152nd
Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre 0.7217 units per square kilometre 2023 down 2.3% 92nd
Duration of compulsory education 9 years 2025 unchanged 120th
Official entrance age to compulsory education 4 years 2025 unchanged 171st
Expected years of schooling males vs females, annual growth rate 5.39 % change on previous year 2023 up 762.2% 3rd
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita 0.1204 units per person 2019 up 38.3% 5th
Secondary education, general pupils 3.42 million 2019 up 44.7% 28th
Duration of compulsory education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 39.7% 25th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 958,127 number 2019 up 8.7% 36th
Lower secondary completion rate, total 98.2% 2025 up 12.3% 34th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 104.5% 2019 up 17.8% 45th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 12.48 years 2019 up 18.8% 51st
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 0.5623 units per square kilometre 2023 up 8.8% 67th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per square 3.85 units per square kilometre 2023 up 8.8% 38th
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 0.5457 units per square kilometre 2023 down 36.0% 27th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per square 4.58 units per square kilometre 2023 up 20.3% 33rd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), per 0.5359 units per square kilometre 2023 down 84.8% 49th