Secondary education, teachers in Nepal
Nepal: Secondary education, teachers was 27.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Nepal, 1977–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2025, secondary education, teachers in Nepal stood at 27.0%.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Nepal peaked at 28.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 1988.
That places Nepal 176th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 9.1% | — |
| 1979 | 9.8% | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 9.1% | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 9.2% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 8.7% | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 8.3% | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 9.8% | +18.6% |
| 1992 | 11.7% | +19.0% |
| 1996 | 11.7% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 9.5% | -18.6% |
| 2000 | 11.0% | +16.3% |
| 2001 | 10.0% | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 13.5% | +35.3% |
| 2008 | 14.8% | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 20.9% | +41.1% |
| 2010 | 18.1% | -13.3% |
| 2011 | 20.7% | +14.4% |
| 2012 | 21.5% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 21.8% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 21.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 22.0% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 24.4% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 24.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 26.3% | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 26.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 26.2% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 28.0% | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 28.3% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 27.0% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.4% | 9.1% | 9.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 8.8% | 8.3% | 9.2% | 4 |
| 1990s | 10.7% | 9.5% | 11.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 10.0% | 20.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 18.1% | 24.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 26.2% | 28.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
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 secondary education, teachers in Nepal?
- Secondary education, teachers in Nepal was 27.0% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 1988.
- How does Nepal rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Nepal ranks 176th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.