Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nepal
Nepal: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 95.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nepal, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nepal stood at 95.6%.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nepal peaked at 99.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 2002.
Nepal ranks 60th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 16.1% | — |
| 2001 | 16.0% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 15.5% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 17.3% | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 18.5% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 32.0% | +73.4% |
| 2007 | 63.5% | +98.4% |
| 2008 | 66.8% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 74.5% | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 99.9% | +34.2% |
| 2012 | 92.7% | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 85.4% | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 93.9% | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 97.4% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 95.9% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 97.1% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 98.4% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 98.3% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 96.9% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 95.6% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.1% | 16.1% | 16.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 32.8% | 15.5% | 66.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 92.8% | 74.5% | 99.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 95.6% | 98.3% | 5 |
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More education data for Nepal
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0951 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.36 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 633,053 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 86,127 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 71,329 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 358,140 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 12.15 % change on previous year (2024)
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 95.6% 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 99.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 2002.
- How does Nepal rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Nepal ranks 60th out of 130 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 1.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release