Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Nepal
Nepal: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0042 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Nepal, 1972–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Nepal stood at 0.0042 units per person.
That represents a change of up 11.9% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Nepal peaked at 0.0044 units per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 units per person, in 1972.
That places Nepal 152nd out of 201 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Nepal, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0005 units per person | — |
| 1973 | 0.0005 units per person | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0006 units per person | +27.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0007 units per person | +11.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0008 units per person | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0009 units per person | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0009 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 0.001 units per person | +8.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0011 units per person | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0011 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.001 units per person | -6.3% |
| 1983 | 0.001 units per person | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 0.001 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0011 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0012 units per person | +16.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0011 units per person | -7.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0011 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0012 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0012 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0012 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0012 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0012 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0014 units per person | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0014 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0016 units per person | +12.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0017 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0018 units per person | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0018 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.002 units per person | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0021 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0024 units per person | +12.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0031 units per person | +28.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0035 units per person | +13.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0037 units per person | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0038 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0039 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.004 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0041 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0044 units per person | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0043 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0041 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.004 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0037 units per person | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0035 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0037 units per person | +7.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0042 units per person | +11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.002 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
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 secondary education, teachers, per capita in Nepal?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Nepal was 0.0042 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0044 units per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 units per person in 1972.
- How does Nepal rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- Nepal ranks 152nd out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.