Trained teachers in lower secondary education in Nepal
Nepal: Trained teachers in lower secondary education was 97.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in lower secondary education in Nepal, 1999–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in lower secondary education in Nepal is 97.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in lower secondary education in Nepal peaked at 100.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 25.8%, in 2003.
Nepal ranks 35th of 83 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 in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 32.8% | — |
| 2000 | 32.6% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 27.9% | -14.6% |
| 2003 | 25.8% | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 46.4% | +80.1% |
| 2008 | 52.3% | +12.7% |
| 2010 | 57.2% | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +74.8% |
| 2012 | 77.3% | -22.7% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +29.4% |
| 2014 | 79.9% | -20.1% |
| 2015 | 84.9% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 81.9% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 89.5% | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 85.4% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 86.0% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 95.5% | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 95.2% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 97.2% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.8% | 32.8% | 32.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 37.0% | 25.8% | 52.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 84.0% | 57.2% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 92.0% | 86.0% | 97.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More education data for Nepal
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.57 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1204 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.69 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in lower secondary education in Nepal?
- Trained teachers in lower secondary education in Nepal was 97.2% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in lower secondary education recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in lower secondary education recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.8% in 2003.
- How does Nepal rank for trained teachers in lower secondary education?
- Nepal ranks 35th out of 83 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trained teachers in lower secondary education rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. 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 (% of total 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.