Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nepal
Nepal: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 97.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nepal, 2008–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nepal stood at 97.4%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nepal peaked at 97.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 58.2%, in 2008.
Nepal ranks 41st of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 58.2% | — |
| 2010 | 65.1% | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 83.8% | +28.8% |
| 2013 | 82.6% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 80.1% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 85.3% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 84.8% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 88.7% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 83.3% | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 83.4% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 83.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 93.2% | +11.8% |
| 2024 | 92.6% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 97.4% | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.2% | 58.2% | 58.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 81.7% | 65.1% | 88.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 90.0% | 83.4% | 97.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More education data for Nepal
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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 97.4% 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 97.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.2% in 2008.
- How does Nepal rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Nepal ranks 41st 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 up 14.2%. 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 secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release