Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Nepal
Nepal: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 17.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Nepal, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 17.9% for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in 2025.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Nepal peaked at 20.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 1999.
Nepal ranks 142nd of 153 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.8% | — |
| 2000 | 8.1% | +18.3% |
| 2001 | 7.5% | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 10.8% | +44.5% |
| 2008 | 11.2% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 15.9% | +32.3% |
| 2012 | 16.4% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 16.7% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 17.7% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 18.8% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 20.8% | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 20.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 18.5% | -11.2% |
| 2023 | 19.3% | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 18.8% | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 17.9% | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.8% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 7.5% | 11.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 12.0% | 18.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 17.9% | 20.8% | 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 teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Nepal?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Nepal was 17.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 1999.
- How does Nepal rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Nepal ranks 142nd out of 153 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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 teachers in upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release