Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in Nepal
Nepal: Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female was 97.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in Nepal, 1999–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in Nepal is 97.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in Nepal peaked at 100.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 21.8%, in 2003.
Nepal ranks 34th of 81 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 33.8% | — |
| 2000 | 33.4% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 26.2% | -21.6% |
| 2003 | 21.8% | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 51.7% | +137.0% |
| 2008 | 57.1% | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 61.8% | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 99.9% | +61.6% |
| 2012 | 76.2% | -23.7% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +31.3% |
| 2014 | 78.7% | -21.3% |
| 2015 | 81.9% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 80.9% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 90.1% | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 81.2% | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 83.1% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 83.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 94.7% | +13.9% |
| 2024 | 92.5% | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 97.5% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.8% | 33.8% | 33.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 38.0% | 21.8% | 57.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 83.4% | 61.8% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 90.2% | 83.1% | 97.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 31 Belarus 98.6% compare
- 32 Colombia 98.1% compare
- 33 Maldives 98.0% compare
- 35 Costa Rica 96.7% compare
- 36 El Salvador 96.6% compare
- 37 Macau, China 96.3% compare
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 trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in Nepal?
- Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in Nepal was 97.5% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 2003.
- How does Nepal rank for trained teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Nepal ranks 34th out of 81 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trained teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. 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 Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in lower secondary education are the percentage of lower secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.