Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Nepal
Nepal: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 3.4% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Latest (2015)
3.4%
Change on year
down 19.9%
World rank
57th
of 66 countries
All-time high
4.5%
in 2012
All-time low
3.4%
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 3.4% for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.9% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
That places Nepal 57th out of 66 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 | 4.0% | — |
| 2011 | 4.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -19.9% |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 54 Cayman Islands 4.9% compare
- 55 Sierra Leone 4.6% compare
- 56 Rwanda 3.4%
- 58 Uganda 3.0% compare
- 59 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 3.0% compare
- 60 Greece 2.7%
More education data for Nepal
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.57 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (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 3.4% 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 4.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2015.
- How does Nepal rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Nepal ranks 57th out of 66 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 16.3%. 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 upper secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release