Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Nepal
Nepal: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 97.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Nepal, 1983–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Nepal is 97.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Nepal peaked at 97.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 35.9%, in 2001.
Nepal ranks 101st of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 60.9% | — |
| 1984 | 61.4% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 35.9% | -41.5% |
| 2002 | 40.7% | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 40.7% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 40.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 91.6% | +125.4% |
| 2011 | 89.6% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 89.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 89.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 90.8% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 90.1% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 90.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 89.6% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 88.6% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 87.2% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 87.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 96.4% | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 96.6% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 94.8% | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 97.1% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.1% | 60.9% | 61.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.5% | 35.9% | 40.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 90.0% | 88.6% | 91.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 93.2% | 87.2% | 97.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 98 Republic of Moldova 97.4% compare
- 99 Yemen 97.3% compare
- 100 Hong Kong, China 97.3% compare
- 102 Austria 97.1% compare
- 103 New Zealand 96.9% compare
- 104 Andorra 96.8% compare
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 pre-primary education who are female in Nepal?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Nepal was 97.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.9% in 2001.
- How does Nepal rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- Nepal ranks 101st out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 pre-primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release