Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in Nepal
Nepal: Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of was 9.5% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in Nepal, 1999–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 9.5% for initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in 2015.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in Nepal peaked at 13.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2013.
That places Nepal 102nd out of 115 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 13.3% | — |
| 2000 | 11.7% | -12.4% |
| 2001 | 13.8% | +18.4% |
| 2002 | 10.7% | -22.4% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 10.7% | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 12.4% | +16.3% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 11.7% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | -18.1% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | +16.6% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.3% | 13.3% | 13.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 9.6% | 13.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 8.6% | 11.7% | 6 |
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 initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in Nepal?
- Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in Nepal was 9.5% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2013.
- How does Nepal rank for initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of?
- Nepal ranks 102nd out of 115 countries with data for 2015.
- Is initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release