Trained teachers in primary education in Nepal
Nepal: Trained teachers in primary education was 95.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in primary education in Nepal, 1999–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 95.8% for trained teachers in primary education in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education in Nepal peaked at 100.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2002.
Nepal ranks 63rd of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Trained teachers in primary education in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 15.0% | — |
| 2001 | 15.4% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 14.7% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 16.2% | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 17.4% | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 30.5% | +75.5% |
| 2007 | 61.4% | +101.1% |
| 2008 | 66.4% | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 73.7% | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +35.7% |
| 2012 | 92.6% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 90.9% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 93.6% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 97.4% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 95.7% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 97.3% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.2% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.1% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 96.1% | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 95.8% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.0% | 15.0% | 15.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 31.7% | 14.7% | 66.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 93.1% | 73.7% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 96.9% | 95.8% | 98.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 60 Mauritania 96.9% compare
- 61 Tonga 96.7% compare
- 62 Russian Federation 96.0% compare
- 64 Burundi 95.8% compare
- 65 Kyrgyzstan 95.7% compare
- 66 Namibia 95.4% compare
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 primary education in Nepal?
- Trained teachers in primary education in Nepal was 95.8% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in primary education recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2002.
- How does Nepal rank for trained teachers in primary education?
- Nepal ranks 63rd out of 134 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trained teachers in primary education rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 primary education (% of total teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.