Primary education, teachers, per capita in Nepal
Nepal: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0053 units per person in 2025. β² Rising
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Nepal, 1970β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, per capita in Nepal is 0.0053 units per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Nepal peaked at 0.0072 units per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 units per person, in 1974.
Nepal ranks 84th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0053 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0066 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | 0.0072 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0058 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | 0.0069 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 81 Zimbabwe 0.0054 units per person compare
- 82 Sierra Leone 0.0054 units per person compare
- 83 Latvia 0.0053 units per person compare
- 85 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0053 units per person compare
- 86 Grenada 0.0053 units per person compare
- 87 United States 0.0053 units per person compare
More education data for Nepal
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 157,456 (2025)
- 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 157,456 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per capita in Nepal?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Nepal was 0.0053 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0072 units per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 units per person in 1974.
- How does Nepal rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Nepal ranks 84th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.