Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nepal
Nepal: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 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 qualifications in 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% |
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 |
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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 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release