Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Nepal
Nepal: Primary education, teachers, gaps filled was 157,456 in 2025. β Volatile
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Nepal, 1970β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Nepal recorded 157,456 for primary education, teachers, gaps filled in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Nepal peaked at 202,116 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 17,526, in 1974.
That places Nepal 41st out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20,937 | 17,526 | 26,384 | 10 |
| 1980s | 45,484 | 27,805 | 63,945 | 10 |
| 1990s | 83,183 | 71,213 | 91,878 | 10 |
| 2000s | 109,834 | 96,659 | 143,574 | 10 |
| 2010s | 186,292 | 153,536 | 202,116 | 10 |
| 2020s | 172,182 | 153,445 | 201,296 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More education data for Nepal
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 128.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 157,456 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Nepal?
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Nepal was 157,456 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 202,116 in 2017.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,526 in 1974.
- How does Nepal rank for primary education, teachers, gaps filled?
- Nepal ranks 41st out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement β these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement β these are filled holes, not forecasts.