Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in Nepal
Nepal: Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female was 100.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in Nepal, 2014–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in Nepal stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.6% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in Nepal peaked at 100.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 77.5%, in 2014.
That places Nepal 1st out of 69 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 77.5% | — |
| 2015 | 79.7% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 87.5% | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 89.2% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 83.9% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 85.2% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 85.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 95.2% | +11.8% |
| 2024 | 88.8% | -6.7% |
| 2025 | 100.0% | +12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 83.5% | 77.5% | 89.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 90.9% | 85.2% | 100.0% | 5 |
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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 percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in Nepal?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in Nepal was 100.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.5% in 2014.
- How does Nepal rank for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Nepal ranks 1st out of 69 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. 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 Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release