Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nepal
Nepal: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 95.2% 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 95.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nepal peaked at 95.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 64.5%, in 2008.
Nepal ranks 38th of 80 countries on this measure, 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 | 64.5% | — |
| 2010 | 75.6% | +17.2% |
| 2011 | 74.9% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 69.2% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 79.5% | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 85.9% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 87.6% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 73.4% | -16.2% |
| 2020 | 73.3% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 73.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 92.8% | +26.6% |
| 2024 | 90.8% | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 95.2% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.5% | 64.5% | 64.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 78.0% | 69.2% | 87.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 85.1% | 73.3% | 95.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 35 Bhutan 96.8% compare
- 36 Costa Rica 96.6% compare
- 37 Namibia 96.4% compare
- 39 Belarus 95.1% compare
- 40 Macau, China 94.8% compare
- 41 El Salvador 94.8% compare
More education data for Nepal
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 128.56 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 128.6% (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 95.2% 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 95.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.5% in 2008.
- How does Nepal rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Nepal ranks 38th out of 80 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 10.8%. 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 upper secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release