Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nepal
Nepal: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 37.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nepal, 2010–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nepal stood at 37.9%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 56.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nepal peaked at 88.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 37.9%, in 2025.
Nepal ranks 100th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 81.5% | — |
| 2011 | 83.7% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 84.7% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 86.7% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 86.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 87.5% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 88.4% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 88.7% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 83.4% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 82.4% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 82.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 37.9% | -54.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.7% | 81.5% | 88.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 67.6% | 37.9% | 82.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 128.56 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 128.6% (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 37.9% in 2025, 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 88.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.9% in 2025.
- How does Nepal rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Nepal ranks 100th out of 113 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release