Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Nepal
Nepal: Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage was 0.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Nepal, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Nepal stood at 0.8%.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 62.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Nepal peaked at 0.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2003.
That places Nepal 51st out of 116 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +21.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -15.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +43.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -14.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +17.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +24.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 48 Niger 0.9% compare
- 49 Philippines 0.9% compare
- 50 Belgium 0.9% compare
- 52 Switzerland 0.8% compare
- 53 Bulgaria 0.8% compare
- 54 Côte d'Ivoire 0.8% compare
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 government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Nepal?
- Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Nepal was 0.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2003.
- How does Nepal rank for government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage?
- Nepal ranks 51st out of 116 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release