Nepal vs WB: South Asia: Teachers in secondary education, both sexes

Nepal
124,257
in 2025
WB: South Asia
7.84 million
in 2024
Nepal rank
47th
WB: South Asia rank
46th

Teachers in secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Nepal
  • WB: South Asia
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M197019972025

How they compare

WB: South Asia currently reports 7.84 million against 124,257 in Nepal, a difference of 7.71 million.

That makes WB: South Asia's figure about 63.1 times Nepal's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, WB: South Asia has been ahead every year.

Nepal ranks 47th and WB: South Asia ranks 46th of 214 countries.

WB: South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal WB: South Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 10,437 1.79 million 1.78 million WB: South Asia
1980s 18,736 1.83 million 1.81 million WB: South Asia
1990s 29,507 2.51 million 2.48 million WB: South Asia
2000s 52,770 3.45 million 3.40 million WB: South Asia
2010s 107,518 5.21 million 5.10 million WB: South Asia
2020s 112,359 7.53 million 7.42 million WB: South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in secondary education, both sexes, Nepal or WB: South Asia?
WB: South Asia, at 7.84 million against 124,257 in Nepal as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in secondary education, both sexes between Nepal and WB: South Asia?
7.71 million, with WB: South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and WB: South Asia?
45 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Nepal and WB: South Asia rank globally for teachers in secondary education, both sexes?
Nepal ranks 47th and WB: South Asia ranks 46th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Nepal vs WB: South Asia: Teachers in secondary education, both sexes. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 07 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/teachers-in-secondary-education-both-sexes-number/nepal/wb-south-asia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/teachers-in-secondary-education-both-sexes-number/nepal/wb-south-asia/">Nepal vs WB: South Asia: Teachers in secondary education, both sexes</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
435 places, 16,781 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release