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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

Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
12.251
2024 · World Bank
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
28.4291693571977
2024 · World Bank
Preprimary education, duration (years)
2
2024 · World Bank
Primary school starting age (years)
5
2024 · World Bank
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
9.789
2024 · World Bank
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
1.217880072339
2024 · World Bank
Compulsory education, duration (years)
9
2024 · World Bank
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population)
65.0673722244853
2024 · World Bank
Trained teachers in lower secondary education, male (% of male teachers)
96.6872027669693
2024 · World Bank
Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group)
112.589455977146
2024 · World Bank
Children out of school, primary
57449.248105255
2024 · World Bank
Trained teachers in primary education, female (% of female teachers)
95.3630423779506
2024 · World Bank
Children out of school (% of primary school age)
2.03438449078477
2024 · World Bank
Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)
3.68849173764595
2024 · World Bank
Labor force, total
8435336
2024 · World Bank
Lower secondary school starting age (years)
10
2024 · World Bank
Trained teachers in primary education, male (% of male teachers)
96.9414569392897
2024 · World Bank
School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross)
90.8899312933145
2024 · World Bank
Trained teachers in secondary education (% of total teachers)
92.6115864575742
2024 · World Bank
Trained teachers in primary education (% of total teachers)
96.0879085333234
2024 · World Bank

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Sources: World Bank | UNESCO · Last updated: 2025

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