Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male in Nepal
Nepal: Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male was 100.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male in Nepal, 2014–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 100.0% for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male in Nepal peaked at 100.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 79.1%, 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, male in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 79.1% | — |
| 2015 | 82.3% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 90.2% | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 91.9% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 91.5% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 91.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 91.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 95.8% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 94.6% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 100.0% | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.0% | 79.1% | 91.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 94.7% | 91.6% | 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, male in Nepal?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male 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, male recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.1% in 2014.
- How does Nepal rank for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male?
- Nepal ranks 1st out of 69 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release