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Education and science & technology indicators

Overview

Education and science & technology indicators for Nepal, sourced from the World Bank. Covers literacy, enrollment, expenditure, research output, and more.

Key Indicators

Education Quality
50/100
World Bank (literacy + enrollment)
Average IQ
78
Lynn & Becker (2019)

Data Explorer

Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programmes, tertiary (%)
28.2094497680664
2024 · World Bank
Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age)
4.807836936654
2024 · World Bank
Secondary education, teachers (% female)
28.2752390977714
2024 · World Bank
School enrollment, primary (% gross)
124.621898762462
2024 · World Bank
Trained teachers in upper secondary education (% of total teachers)
89.781881744946
2024 · World Bank
Primary school starting age (years)
5
2024 · World Bank
Secondary education, teachers, female
31427.08
2024 · World Bank
Secondary education, teachers
111147
2024 · World Bank
Primary education, duration (years)
5
2024 · World Bank
Trained teachers in secondary education (% of total teachers)
92.6115864575742
2024 · World Bank
Labor force, female (% of total labor force)
37.2367621159371
2024 · World Bank
Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female (% of female teachers)
92.5233644859813
2024 · World Bank
Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)
111.89548962685
2024 · World Bank
Labor force, total
8435336
2024 · World Bank
Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female (% of female teachers)
90.8157998725817
2024 · World Bank
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)
112.229895338538
2024 · World Bank
Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group)
112.589455977146
2024 · World Bank
School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross)
23.8673282040859
2024 · World Bank
Trained teachers in lower secondary education, male (% of male teachers)
96.6872027669693
2024 · World Bank
School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)
21.2915596292014
2024 · World Bank

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Sources: World Bank | UNESCO · Last updated: 2025

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