Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Nepal
Nepal: Teachers in lower secondary education, male was 38,584 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Nepal, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 38,584 for teachers in lower secondary education, male in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, male in Nepal peaked at 40,862 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 19,528, in 1999.
That places Nepal 30th out of 154 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 19,528 | — |
| 2000 | 21,385 | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 22,334 | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 22,938 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 23,686 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 24,990 | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 21,885 | -12.4% |
| 2008 | 22,721 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 30,315 | +33.4% |
| 2011 | 34,110 | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 35,612 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 36,582 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 37,448 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 37,691 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 38,838 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 40,862 | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 40,549 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 37,777 | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 37,777 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 35,132 | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 35,091 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 37,008 | +5.5% |
| 2025 | 38,584 | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19,528 | 19,528 | 19,528 | 1 |
| 2000s | 22,848 | 21,385 | 24,990 | 7 |
| 2010s | 36,890 | 30,315 | 40,862 | 9 |
| 2020s | 36,895 | 35,091 | 38,584 | 6 |
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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 teachers in lower secondary education, male in Nepal?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Nepal was 38,584 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 40,862 in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,528 in 1999.
- How does Nepal rank for teachers in lower secondary education, male?
- Nepal ranks 30th out of 154 countries with data for 2025.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release