Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Nepal
Nepal: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained was 35.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Nepal, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 35.7% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Nepal peaked at 35.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 1999.
Nepal ranks 64th of 76 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 12.0% | — |
| 2000 | 13.7% | +14.5% |
| 2002 | 13.2% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 13.4% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 15.1% | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 22.2% | +47.3% |
| 2008 | 20.2% | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 26.7% | +31.8% |
| 2011 | 26.0% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 26.7% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 27.0% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 27.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 27.2% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 28.0% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 29.1% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 29.0% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 31.3% | +8.0% |
| 2024 | 35.7% | +14.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.0% | 12.0% | 12.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.3% | 13.2% | 22.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 26.0% | 29.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 31.3% | 35.7% | 2 |
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 teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Nepal?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Nepal was 35.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 35.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 1999.
- How does Nepal rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained?
- Nepal ranks 64th out of 76 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. 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 teachers in lower secondary education who are trained according to national standards and who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release