Proportion of teachers with the minimum … teachers upper both sexes in Nepal
Nepal: Proportion of teachers with the minimum … teachers upper both sexes was 97.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nepal, 2008–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nepal is 97.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.8% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nepal peaked at 97.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 63.9%, in 2008.
That places Nepal 34th out of 82 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 … teachers upper both sexes in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 63.9% | — |
| 2010 | 72.3% | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 68.7% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 66.8% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 80.4% | +20.4% |
| 2015 | 85.6% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 87.5% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 81.3% | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 81.1% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 81.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 90.6% | +11.7% |
| 2024 | 89.8% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 97.7% | +8.8% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 97.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 93.2%, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 97.7% is above the median for South Asia, which is 94.3%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.9% | 63.9% | 63.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 78.8% | 66.8% | 88.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 88.0% | 81.1% | 97.7% | 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 97.7% 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 97.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.9% in 2008.
- How does Nepal rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Nepal ranks 34th out of 82 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 14.1%. 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 upper secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release