Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Nepal
Nepal: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 10.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Nepal, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Nepal is 10.8%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Nepal peaked at 25.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2025.
That places Nepal 137th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.5% | 19.2% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 12.1% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 10.8% | 15.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More economy & growth data for Nepal
- Gross national expenditure 55.73 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 42.36 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 5.77 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 33.58 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 3.2% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 5.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 93.1% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 5.0% (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 547.30 billion current LCU (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 4.02 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Nepal?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Nepal was 10.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 25.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 2025.
- How does Nepal rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Nepal ranks 137th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.