Inequality in education in Nepal
Nepal: Inequality in education was 0.398 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.398
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
24th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.4389
in 2014
All-time low
0.398
in 2022
Years of data
14
2010–2023
Inequality in education in Nepal, 2010–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 0.398 for inequality in education in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in education in Nepal peaked at 0.4389 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.398, in 2022.
Nepal ranks 24th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Inequality in education in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.425 | — |
| 2011 | 0.4138 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4138 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4138 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4389 | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4389 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4088 | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4088 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4088 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.411 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.411 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.411 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.398 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.398 | +0.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.398 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3021, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.398 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.3606, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4182 | 0.4088 | 0.4389 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4045 | 0.398 | 0.411 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
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 inequality in education in Nepal?
- Inequality in education in Nepal was 0.398 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in education recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4389 in 2014.
- What is the lowest inequality in education recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.398 in 2022.
- How does Nepal rank for inequality in education?
- Nepal ranks 24th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in education rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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