Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled (male gaps) in Nepal
Nepal: Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled (male gaps) was 71,329 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Nepal, 1976–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Nepal recorded 71,329 for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in 2025.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Nepal peaked at 122,296 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 19,069, in 1976.
Nepal ranks 27th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled (male gaps) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 19,069 | — |
| 1977 | 21,535 | +12.9% |
| 1978 | 22,668 | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 23,802 | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 25,124 | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 28,292 | +12.6% |
| 1982 | 31,460 | +11.2% |
| 1983 | 34,628 | +10.1% |
| 1988 | 51,035 | +47.4% |
| 1989 | 55,453 | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 59,871 | +8.0% |
| 1991 | 64,289 | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 66,263 | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 66,819 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 71,196 | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 75,774 | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 73,109 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 72,232 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 78,624 | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 79,621 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 70,941 | -10.9% |
| 2006 | 73,810 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 76,680 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 75,371 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 88,139 | +16.9% |
| 2010 | 92,736 | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 96,651 | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 100,331 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 122,296 | +21.9% |
| 2014 | 107,410 | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 107,626 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 110,766 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 112,135 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 111,769 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 111,403 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 105,846 | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 105,846 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 78,565 | -25.8% |
| 2023 | 78,232 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 73,826 | -5.6% |
| 2025 | 71,329 | -3.4% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 71,329 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23,764, 3.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 71,329 is above the median for South Asia, which is 40,114, 1.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled (male gaps) in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +47.4% | 34,628 | 51,035 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21,769 | 19,069 | 23,802 | 4 |
| 1980s | 37,665 | 25,124 | 55,453 | 6 |
| 1990s | 65,688 | 59,871 | 71,196 | 5 |
| 2000s | 76,430 | 70,941 | 88,139 | 10 |
| 2010s | 107,312 | 92,736 | 122,296 | 10 |
| 2020s | 85,607 | 71,329 | 105,846 | 6 |
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 teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Nepal?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Nepal was 71,329 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 122,296 in 2013.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,069 in 1976.
- How does Nepal rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
- Nepal ranks 27th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 869 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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
Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 869 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.