Proportion of teachers … teachers primary adjusted gender in Nepal
Nepal: Proportion of teachers … teachers primary adjusted gender was 0.9837 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9837 GPIA
World rank
108th
of 126 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.6953 GPIA
in 1999
Years of data
19
1999–2024
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nepal, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 0.9837 GPIA for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nepal peaked at 1 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6953 GPIA, in 1999.
That places Nepal 108th out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers … teachers primary adjusted gender in Nepal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.6953 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.8494 GPIA | +22.2% |
| 2002 | 0.789 GPIA | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7789 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8012 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8449 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8954 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9829 GPIA | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 0.973 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9813 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9954 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9949 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9911 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9945 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9756 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9759 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9837 GPIA | +0.8% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.9837 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 98% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.9837 GPIA is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.9814 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6953 GPIA | 0.6953 GPIA | 0.6953 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8488 GPIA | 0.7789 GPIA | 0.9829 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9904 GPIA | 0.973 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9798 GPIA | 0.9759 GPIA | 0.9837 GPIA | 2 |
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 0.9837 GPIA in 2024, 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 1 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6953 GPIA in 1999.
- How does Nepal rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Nepal ranks 108th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release