Trained teachers in preprimary education in Nepal
Nepal: Trained teachers in preprimary education was 37.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Trained teachers in preprimary education in Nepal, 2010–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
In 2025, trained teachers in preprimary education in Nepal stood at 37.9%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 56.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in preprimary education in Nepal peaked at 88.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 37.9%, in 2025.
That places Nepal 97th out of 108 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Trained teachers in preprimary education in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 81.5% | — |
| 2011 | 83.7% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 84.7% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 86.7% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 86.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 87.5% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 88.4% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 88.7% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 83.4% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 82.4% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 82.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 37.9% | -54.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.7% | 81.5% | 88.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 67.6% | 37.9% | 82.4% | 3 |
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More education data for Nepal
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in preprimary education in Nepal?
- Trained teachers in preprimary education in Nepal was 37.9% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in preprimary education recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 88.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in preprimary education recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.9% in 2025.
- How does Nepal rank for trained teachers in preprimary education?
- Nepal ranks 97th out of 108 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trained teachers in preprimary education rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 preprimary education (% of total teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in preprimary education are the percentage of preprimary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.