Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Nepal
Nepal: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 4.6% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Latest (2015)
4.6%
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
64th
of 76 countries
All-time high
5.3%
in 2012
All-time low
4.6%
in 2015
Years of data
6
2010–2015
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Nepal, 2010–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 4.6% for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
That places Nepal 64th out of 76 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4.8% | — |
| 2011 | 5.3% | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | -6.0% |
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 non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Nepal?
- Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Nepal was 4.6% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2015.
- How does Nepal rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Nepal ranks 64th out of 76 countries with data for 2015.
- Is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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 Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release