Education in Nepal 2,268 indicators covering education for Nepal. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre 23.87 units per square kilometre 2019 up 44.7% 34th School enrollment, preprimary, male 99.1% 2022 up 11.8% 28th School enrollment, preprimary, female 88.1% 2022 up 1.6% 62nd Secondary education, teachers, female, annual growth rate 6.63 % change on previous year 2025 up 202.5% 46th Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education 53.15 % change on previous year 2020 up 650.5% 8th Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled 42,255 2019 up 180.7% 91st Persistence to last grade of primary, total 73.5% 2016 up 19.2% 135th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 2.23 units per square kilometre 2023 up 40.6% 68th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 1.81 units per square kilometre 2023 up 4.0% 62nd Secondary education, general pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2019 down 45.6% 8th School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 0.6663 years 2019 up 19.4% 138th Government expenditure on education, total 10.8% 2025 down 36.7% 137th Secondary education, general pupils 51.4% 2019 up 10.2% 45th Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,672 number 2019 up 61.8% 43rd Lower secondary completion rate, female 101.3% 2025 up 10.8% 22nd Lower secondary completion rate, male 95.3% 2025 up 13.9% 54th Children out of school 0.8% 2025 down 15.9% 159th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 958,127 number 2019 up 8.7% 36th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0337 number per person 2019 up 4.0% 49th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 293,680 2025 down 9.9% 47th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 274,243 2025 down 12.2% 48th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 567,923 2025 down 11.0% 46th Start of the academic school year 2,023 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 34th Theoretical duration of secondary education 7 years 2025 unchanged 26th Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 4 years 2025 unchanged 6th Official entrance age to upper secondary education 13 years 2025 unchanged 219th Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 91st Official entrance age to lower secondary education 10 years 2025 unchanged 204th Start of the academic school year 2,024 2025 up 0.5% 56th Theoretical duration of pre-primary education 2 years 2025 unchanged 146th Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 58th Theoretical duration of primary education 5 years 2025 unchanged 162nd Official entrance age to primary education 5 years 2025 unchanged 192nd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 274,913 2024 up 34.7% 51st Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 358,140 2024 up 66.9% 45th Teachers in primary education, male 71,329 2025 down 33.7% 27th Teachers in primary education, female 86,127 2025 up 10.5% 46th Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 54.7% 2025 up 30.2% 176th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 128.6% 2025 down 10.5% 6th School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.39 years 2025 down 9.6% 60th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.3% 2024 up 5.8% 164th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.2% 2024 down 6.0% 179th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 633,053 2024 up 51.2% 47th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.7% 2024 down 1.0% 65th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.8% 2024 up 0.0% 50th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.36 million 2025 up 34.2% 30th Enrolment in secondary education, male 1.87 million 2024 up 19.3% 33rd Enrolment in secondary education, female 1.80 million 2024 up 12.6% 32nd Teachers in primary education, both sexes 157,456 2025 down 15.1% 41st Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.2% 2024 up 238.9% 186th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.8% 2024 down 0.5% 53rd Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 3.67 million 2024 up 16.0% 32nd Enrolment in primary education, male 1.87 million 2025 down 11.8% 44th Enrolment in primary education, female 1.69 million 2025 down 23.5% 46th School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.18 million 2025 down 13.6% 33rd School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.13 million 2025 down 14.8% 33rd School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 2.30 million 2025 down 14.2% 34th School age population, secondary education, male 2.06 million 2025 down 12.5% 45th School age population, secondary education, female 1.95 million 2025 down 14.2% 45th School age population, secondary education, both sexes 4.01 million 2025 down 13.3% 45th ← Previous Page 5 of 38 Next →