Proportion of teachers with the minimum … teachers pre-primary female in Nepal
Nepal: Proportion of teachers with the minimum … teachers pre-primary female was 37.1% 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 37.1%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 60.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nepal peaked at 93.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 37.1%, in 2025.
That places Nepal 101st out of 110 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 … teachers pre-primary female in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 82.8% | — |
| 2011 | 84.8% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 88.5% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 91.3% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 91.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 92.9% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 92.5% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 88.5% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 87.3% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 37.1% | -57.5% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 37.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.4%, 42% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 37.1% is below the median for South Asia, which is 41.1%, 90% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 89.5% | 82.8% | 93.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 70.6% | 37.1% | 87.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More education data for Nepal
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1204 units per person (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 37.1% 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 93.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.1% in 2025.
- How does Nepal rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Nepal ranks 101st out of 110 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 60.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release