Education in Nepal

2,268 indicators covering education for Nepal.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Number of infant deaths, male 6,993 2024 down 39.4% 46th
Number of under-five deaths, female 6,408 2024 down 42.5% 49th
Number of under-five deaths, male 7,849 2024 down 41.2% 49th
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 6.31 years 2024 up 32.6% 81st
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 0.6845 years 2019 up 59.6% 131st
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index 1.06 GPI 2019 up 71.5% 114th
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 0.6471 years 2019 down 6.9% 136th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 12.51 years 2024 up 6.1% 58th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 104.4% 2024 up 7.2% 43rd
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 up 3.0% 82nd
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0032 number per person 2019 up 54.7% 114th
Teachers in primary education, female 89,672 number 2019 up 61.8% 43rd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 104,549 2025 down 51.8% 26th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male 159,247 2025 down 26.1% 23rd
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 0.6255 number per square kilometre 2019 up 61.8% 61st
Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index 0.9866 index 2025 135th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 number per US$ of GDP 2019 down 39.2% 15th
Children out of school, female 1.5% 2025 147th
Children out of school, male 0.1% 2025 176th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 12,082 2024 89th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 452,259 number 2019 up 9.0% 37th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes 21.3% 2024 up 60.8% 131st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 104.6% 2024 up 4.0% 48th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 90.9% 2024 up 31.0% 118th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 1 GPIA 2024 down 5.4% 106th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 104.3% 2024 up 10.4% 42nd
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 89.9% 2024 up 36.7% 109th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 GPIA 2024 down 3.9% 115th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 36.6% 2019 up 218.0% 80th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 12.5 years 2024 up 3.0% 60th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 12.51 years 2024 up 9.2% 51st
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9994 GPIA 2024 down 5.4% 115th
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 1.06 years 2024 up 46.8% 133rd
School life expectancy, secondary, female 6.31 years 2024 up 29.6% 86th
School life expectancy, secondary, male 6.3 years 2024 up 35.5% 75th
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1 GPIA 2024 down 4.2% 128th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 51.2% 2019 up 130.6% 24th
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.2% 2019 down 8.3% 169th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 2022 1st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 1st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to the Caribbean, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 2nd
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, male (UIS) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 13.15 years 2019 up 18.8% 94th
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 56,911 2025 up 23.7% 30th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.49 years 2025 up 43.0% 62nd
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 146.6% 2019 down 6.0% 9th
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) 90.8% 2025 up 22.4% 105th
Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) 92.4% 2025 up 25.3% 110th
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index 1.03 modelled data 2025 up 4.7% 51st
Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) 89.3% 2025 up 19.6% 103rd
Secondary education, vocational pupils, annual growth rate -18.5 % change on previous year 2008 up 47.4% 171st
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female 27.0% 2025 up 22.3% 188th
Teachers in secondary education, female 33,511 2025 up 37.7% 77th
Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) 1.3% 2024 up 5.8% 157th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) 82.6% 2025 up 31.4% 91st