Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female in Nepal
Nepal: Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female was 95.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female in Nepal, 2008–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
In 2025, trained teachers in upper secondary education, female in Nepal stood at 95.2%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in upper secondary education, female in Nepal peaked at 95.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 64.5%, in 2008.
Nepal ranks 37th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 64.5% | — |
| 2010 | 75.6% | +17.2% |
| 2011 | 74.9% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 69.2% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 79.5% | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 85.9% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 87.6% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 73.4% | -16.2% |
| 2020 | 73.3% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 73.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 92.8% | +26.6% |
| 2024 | 90.8% | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 95.2% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.5% | 64.5% | 64.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 78.0% | 69.2% | 87.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 85.1% | 73.3% | 95.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 34 Bhutan 96.8% compare
- 35 Costa Rica 96.6% compare
- 36 Namibia 96.4% compare
- 38 Belarus 95.1% compare
- 39 Macau, China 94.8% compare
- 40 El Salvador 94.8% 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 upper secondary education, female in Nepal?
- Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female in Nepal was 95.2% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 95.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.5% in 2008.
- How does Nepal rank for trained teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Nepal ranks 37th out of 78 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trained teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. 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 upper secondary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in upper secondary education are the percentage of upper secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.