Proportion of teachers … Proportion lower female secondary in Nepal
Nepal: Proportion of teachers … Proportion lower female secondary was 81.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nepal, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 81.2% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2019.
That represents a change of down 9.8% on the previous year and up 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nepal peaked at 90.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 21.8%, in 2003.
That places Nepal 39th out of 54 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers … Proportion lower female secondary in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 33.8% | — |
| 2000 | 33.4% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 26.2% | -21.6% |
| 2003 | 21.8% | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 51.7% | +137.0% |
| 2008 | 57.1% | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 61.8% | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 63.9% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 76.2% | +19.4% |
| 2013 | 78.2% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 78.7% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 79.6% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 89.7% | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 90.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 81.2% | -9.8% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 81.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 85.3%, 95% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of teachers … Proportion lower female secondary in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +137.0% | 21.8% | 51.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.8% | 33.8% | 33.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 38.0% | 21.8% | 57.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 77.7% | 61.8% | 90.1% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More education data for Nepal
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.55 (2025)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.24 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nepal?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nepal was 81.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 90.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 2003.
- How does Nepal rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Nepal ranks 39th out of 54 countries with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.3%. 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 Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the lower secondary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of female teachers at the lower secondary level.