Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Nepal
Nepal: Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP was 1.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Nepal, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 1.7% for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in 2023.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Nepal peaked at 1.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2000.
Nepal ranks 57th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.7% | — |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +29.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -14.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +33.8% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +19.2% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -13.2% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +18.4% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +14.6% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +15.6% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +10.9% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
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 secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Nepal?
- Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Nepal was 1.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2000.
- How does Nepal rank for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Nepal ranks 57th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.0%. 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 secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release