Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary in Nepal
Nepal: Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary was 17.6% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Latest (2015)
17.6%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
26th
of 113 countries
All-time high
17.6%
in 2014
All-time low
17.6%
in 2012
Years of data
6
2010–2015
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary in Nepal, 2010–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary in Nepal stood at 17.6%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Nepal ranks 26th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 17.6% | — |
| 2011 | 17.6% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 17.6% | -0.2% |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 23 Sierra Leone 19.4% compare
- 24 Bangladesh 18.8% compare
- 25 Malaysia 17.8% compare
- 27 Israel 17.4% compare
- 28 Azerbaijan 16.3% compare
- 29 Gambia 15.2%
More education data for Nepal
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 124,257 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 263,796 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 752,326 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 609,324 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.57 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1204 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary in Nepal?
- Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary in Nepal was 17.6% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 2012.
- How does Nepal rank for capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary?
- Nepal ranks 26th out of 113 countries with data for 2015.
- Is capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release