Initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational) in Nepal
Nepal: Initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational) was 0.6% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
0.6%
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
3rd
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2015
All-time low
0.5%
in 2011
Years of data
6
2010–2015
Initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational) in Nepal, 2010–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational) in Nepal is 0.6%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
That places Nepal 3rd out of 60 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 1 Colombia 0.7% compare
- 2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.6% compare
- 4 Canada 0.5% compare
- 5 Netherlands 0.5% compare
- 6 United States of America 0.5%
More education data for Nepal
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 157,456 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 128.56 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 128.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational) in Nepal?
- Initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational) in Nepal was 0.6% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational) recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational) recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2011.
- How does Nepal rank for initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational)?
- Nepal ranks 3rd out of 60 countries with data for 2015.
- Is initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational) rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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 Initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational private entities) as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release