Proportion of teachers … teachers upper male secondary in Nepal
Nepal: Proportion of teachers … teachers upper male secondary was 98.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nepal, 2008–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nepal stood at 98.2%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.7% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nepal peaked at 98.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 63.8%, in 2008.
That places Nepal 30th out of 80 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 … teachers upper male secondary in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 63.8% | — |
| 2010 | 71.8% | +12.6% |
| 2011 | 67.5% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 66.3% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 80.6% | +21.6% |
| 2015 | 85.6% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 87.5% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 83.1% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 83.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 83.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 90.1% | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 89.5% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 98.2% | +9.7% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 98.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 93.3%, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 98.2% is above the median for South Asia, which is 93.7%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.8% | 63.8% | 63.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 77.5% | 66.3% | 87.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 88.8% | 83.1% | 98.2% | 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 98.2% 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 98.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.8% in 2008.
- How does Nepal rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Nepal ranks 30th 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 14.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release