Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Nepal
Nepal: Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education was 97.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Nepal, 2014–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Nepal stood at 97.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Nepal peaked at 99.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 77.7%, in 2014.
That places Nepal 43rd out of 87 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 86.3% | 77.7% | 92.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 94.5% | 87.6% | 99.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More education data for Nepal
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 128.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 157,456 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.96 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 126.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Nepal?
- Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Nepal was 97.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.7% in 2014.
- How does Nepal rank for share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education?
- Nepal ranks 43rd out of 87 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education who meet the minimum academic qualifications required in the subject they teach at that level in a given country.