Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Nepal
Nepal: Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 97.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Nepal, 2014–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 97.6% for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Nepal peaked at 99.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 77.7%, in 2014.
That places Nepal 43rd out of 87 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 77.7% | — |
| 2015 | 82.0% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 91.3% | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 92.4% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 87.6% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 87.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.7% | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 97.8% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 97.6% | -0.2% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 97.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 94.1%, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 97.6% is above the median for South Asia, which is 97.6%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 86.3% | 77.7% | 92.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 94.5% | 87.6% | 99.0% | 6 |
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 percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Nepal?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Nepal was 97.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.7% in 2014.
- How does Nepal rank for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Nepal ranks 43rd out of 87 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release