Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … female in Nepal
Nepal: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … female was 96.7% 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 96.7%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nepal peaked at 96.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 59.9%, in 2008.
That places Nepal 42nd out of 106 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … female in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 59.9% | — |
| 2010 | 66.6% | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 90.0% | +35.1% |
| 2013 | 87.6% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 79.0% | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 83.5% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 83.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 78.0% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 79.0% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 94.1% | +19.1% |
| 2024 | 92.0% | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 96.7% | +5.2% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 96.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 92.5%, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 96.7% is above the median for South Asia, which is 94.5%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.9% | 59.9% | 59.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 81.2% | 66.6% | 90.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 88.1% | 79.0% | 96.7% | 5 |
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 96.7% 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 96.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.9% in 2008.
- How does Nepal rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Nepal ranks 42nd out of 106 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 15.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release