Primary education, teachers in Nepal
Nepal: Primary education, teachers was 54.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Nepal, 1976–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2025, primary education, teachers in Nepal stood at 54.7%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Nepal peaked at 54.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 1977.
That places Nepal 165th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.6% | 8.0% | 9.8% | 3 |
| 1980s | 9.9% | 9.2% | 10.8% | 3 |
| 1990s | 16.8% | 13.7% | 22.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 29.8% | 23.8% | 38.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 42.5% | 39.6% | 44.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 50.5% | 47.4% | 54.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 162 Sao Tome and Principe 54.9% compare
- 163 Laos 54.9% compare
- 164 Madagascar 54.9% compare
- 166 Libya 53.0% compare
- 167 East Timor 52.8% compare
- 168 Pakistan 51.9% compare
More education data for Nepal
- Population ages 0-14 28.1% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 128.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 157,456 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary, female 126.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary, male 130.6% (2025)
- Labor force, female 37.6% (2025)
- Labor force, total 8.36 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Nepal?
- Primary education, teachers in Nepal was 54.7% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 54.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 1977.
- How does Nepal rank for primary education, teachers?
- Nepal ranks 165th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.