Female teachers in Nepal
Nepal: Female teachers was 54.7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female teachers in Nepal, 1976–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 54.7 for female teachers in 2025. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female teachers in Nepal peaked at 54.7 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.95, in 1977.
Nepal ranks 176th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Female teachers in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8.21 | — |
| 1977 | 7.95 | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 9.79 | +23.1% |
| 1980 | 9.64 | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 9.19 | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 10.78 | +17.4% |
| 1991 | 13.7 | +27.0% |
| 1992 | 14.99 | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 16.05 | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 22.51 | +40.3% |
| 2000 | 23.75 | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 25.31 | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 25.27 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 28.64 | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 29.14 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 30.1 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 32.04 | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 35.5 | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 38.61 | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 39.6 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 42.2 | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 42.24 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 41.54 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 41.6 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 42 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 44 | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 44.52 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 44.6 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 47.42 | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 47.42 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 48.8 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 50.75 | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 54.08 | +6.6% |
| 2025 | 54.7 | +1.2% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 54.7 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 60.14, 91% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 54.7 is below the median for South Asia, which is 62.24, 88% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female teachers in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +40.3% | 16.05 | 22.51 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.65 | 7.95 | 9.79 | 3 |
| 1980s | 9.87 | 9.19 | 10.78 | 3 |
| 1990s | 16.81 | 13.7 | 22.51 | 4 |
| 2000s | 29.82 | 23.75 | 38.61 | 9 |
| 2010s | 42.48 | 39.6 | 44.6 | 9 |
| 2020s | 50.53 | 47.42 | 54.7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 173 Sao Tome and Principe 54.9 compare
- 174 Laos 54.89 compare
- 175 Madagascar 54.88 compare
- 177 Libya 53 compare
- 178 East Timor 52.8 compare
- 179 Pakistan 51.93 compare
More education data for Nepal
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.55 (2025)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.24 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female teachers in Nepal?
- Female teachers in Nepal was 54.7 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female teachers recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 54.7 in 2025.
- What is the lowest female teachers recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.95 in 1977.
- How does Nepal rank for female teachers?
- Nepal ranks 176th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Female teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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