Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Nepal
Nepal: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Nepal, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 0.2% for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.4% on the previous year and down 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Nepal peaked at 0.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2020.
That places Nepal 155th out of 173 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.6% | — |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -11.9% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -20.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -14.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -15.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +59.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -17.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -12.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -13.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +15.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +17.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -83.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +564.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -42.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 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 tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Nepal?
- Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Nepal was 0.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1998.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
- How does Nepal rank for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Nepal ranks 155th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release