Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Nepal
Nepal: Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 6.8% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Latest (2015)
6.8%
Change on year
down 5.9%
World rank
6th
of 61 countries
All-time high
9.2%
in 2010
All-time low
6.8%
in 2015
Years of data
6
2010–2015
Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Nepal, 2010–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 6.8% for initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Nepal ranks 6th of 61 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 9.2% | — |
| 2011 | 7.5% | -18.6% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | -5.9% |
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 household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Nepal?
- Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Nepal was 6.8% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2015.
- How does Nepal rank for initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Nepal ranks 6th out of 61 countries with data for 2015.
- Is initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. 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 household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release