Proportion of teachers with the minimum … Proportion lower both sexes in Nepal
Nepal: Proportion of teachers with the minimum … Proportion lower both sexes was 85.4% 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 85.4% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 63.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nepal peaked at 89.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 25.8%, in 2003.
Nepal ranks 39th of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum … Proportion lower both sexes in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 32.8% | — |
| 2000 | 32.6% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 27.9% | -14.6% |
| 2003 | 25.8% | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 46.4% | +80.1% |
| 2008 | 52.3% | +12.7% |
| 2010 | 57.2% | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 63.6% | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 77.3% | +21.6% |
| 2013 | 79.4% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 79.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 80.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 89.2% | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 89.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 85.4% | -4.6% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 85.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 89.5%, 95% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 85.4% is above the median for South Asia, which is 85.4%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of teachers with the minimum … Proportion lower both sexes 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 | +80.1% | 25.8% | 46.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.8% | 32.8% | 32.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 37.0% | 25.8% | 52.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 78.0% | 57.2% | 89.5% | 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 85.4% 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 89.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.8% in 2003.
- How does Nepal rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Nepal ranks 39th out of 59 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 63.2%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of 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 teachers at the lower secondary level.