Nepal
Background Information
Region
South Asia
World Bank income group
Lower middle income
Percent of population aged 10-24
30% (UNFPA, 2023)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
2,935,830 (UIS, 2023)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
4,126,749 (UIS, 2023)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18 (% of women aged 20-24)
33%
Source: UNSDG , 2019
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
63
Source: UN Human Development Reports , 2018
Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15 (% of women 15-49)
22%
Source: DHS , 2022
Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months (% of married or in-union women 15-49)
76%
Source: DHS , 2022
Education Snapshot Back to Top
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks (Years)
12
Source: UIS , 2022
Percentage of upper secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV and sexuality education within the formal curriculum or as part of extra-curricular activities Percentage of schools
20%
Source: UNESCO , 2022
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities Percentage of schools
-
Primary 46%
(2023)
-
Lower secondary 42%
(2023)
-
Upper secondary 88%
(2023)
Source: UIS
Women as a percentage of teachers in tertiary education
No data available
Men as a percentage of teachers in pre-primary education Men as a percentage
Source: UIS , 2023
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure % GDP spent on education
Source: UIS , 2021
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
No data available
Experiencing bullying in the last 12 months in lower secondary education
-
Female 45%
-
Male 56%
Female: UNESCO, 2015
Male: UNESCO, 2015
Youth not in education, employment or training
-
Female 46%
-
Male 21%
Female: ILO, 2017
Male: ILO, 2017
Completion rate
Primary school age
-
Female 83%
-
Male 81%
Female: UIS, 2019
Male: UIS, 2019
Lower secondary school age
-
Female 75%
-
Male 71%
Female: UIS, 2019
Male: UIS, 2019
Upper secondary school age
-
Female 28%
-
Male 27%
Female: UIS, 2019
Male: UIS, 2019
Out-of-school rate
Primary school
-
Female 4%
-
Male 5%
Female: UIS, 2016
Male: UIS, 2019
Lower secondary school
-
Female 7%
-
Male 6%
Female: UIS, 2016
Male: UIS, 2016
Upper secondary school
-
Female 27%
-
Male 15%
Female: UIS, 2016
Male: UIS, 2019
Legal Frameworks Back to Top
Presence of legislation on child protection, to prevent corporal punishment in schools
3
Limited protection from violence in educational institutions
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Presence of legislation protecting the right to education without discrimination based on sex/gender
2
Only enshrines the right to education or provides for a limited protection of this right
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Presence of legislation to protect and facilitate education of pregnant adolescent girls
2
No explicit protection of the right to education of pregnant and parenting girls
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Existence of processes to support coordinated action on gender equality in and through education by ministries, civil society, youth organizations and other actors
Data coming soon!
Existence of systematic processes to review and update curricula and learning resources, with a view to eradicating gender stereotypes and promoting gender equality
Data coming soon!
Training on gender-responsive pedagogies is embedded in teacher training programmes
Data coming soon!
Programs Back to Top
Project/Program
Aarambha
Network/Convening/Conference
Asia Pacific Region National Education Coalitions COVID-19 Zoom Conference
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Australia Awards Scholarships
Network/Convening/Conference
Better Life, Better Future
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Bina Roy Partners in Development Programme
Advocacy Campaign/Project
Champion Fellowship Programme
Research Project/Report/Study
COVID-19 response and learning: Addressing the needs of marginalised girls and girls with disabilities
Project/Program
Early Grade Reading Program
Project/Program
Education Endures: Room to Read’s Award-winning Literacy and Gender Equality Interventions During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Education Out Loud (EOL)
Project/Program
Empowering a New Generation of Adolescent Girls with Education (ENGAGE)
Advocacy Campaign/Project
Enough
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Funding For Girls Education Programs
Research Project/Report/Study
Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE)
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Gender Equity/Education Funding
Project/Program
Girls’ Access to Education (GATE)
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Girls' Education Challenge
Project/Program
Girls' Education Program (Room to Read)
Advocacy Campaign/Project
Girls Education Project in Rural Nepal
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Girls' Empowerment Centre-Devchuli Nepal
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Girls First Fund Grant Program
Project/Program
Global Programme to End Child Marriage
Project/Program
GYAN Quality Education Program
Network/Convening/Conference
Her Choice
Project/Program
Joint Programme on Empowering Adolescent Girls and Young Women through Education
Project/Program
Learning Champions Despite Pandemic: Strong Girls II
Project/Program
Let Us Learn
Project/Program
LitClub
Project/Program
Marginalised no More (MnM)
Project/Program
Patsy Collins Trust Fund Initiative (PCTFI) – Cohort 3
Advocacy Campaign/Project
Preventing and Responding to Child Marriage and Early Unions Project
Research Project/Report/Study
Programmatic approaches to the gender-related impacts of COVID-19 on education: Lessons from 2020
Project/Program
Radio Repurposed: An old technology offers girls new chances
Advocacy Campaign/Project
Safe to Learn
Project/Program
Sang Sangai - Learning Together Project
Project/Program
School Supplies & Classroom Improvements for partner schools
Project/Program
Strengthening Opportunities for Adolescent Resilience (SOAR)
Project/Program
Supporting the Education of Marginalised Girls in Kailali (STEM)
Research Project/Report/Study
The COVID-19 Crisis and its Impact on Global Education
Project/Program
Tipping Point
Project/Program
Udaan - Nepal
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
UNESCO Malala Fund for Girls’ Right to Education
Project/Program
WASH for gender and adolescent inclusive schools in Nepal
Project/Program
YES (Youth Empowerment for SRHR)
Government Programs Back to Top
Project/Program
Literacy Boost
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Global Partnership for Education Grant
Project/Program
Sisters for Sisters' Education
Project/Program
Skills for Employment Programme
Project/Program
UNESCO-China Hainan Airlines Project
Project/Program
The Zero Tolerance Project: Gender-based Violence Free Schools
Project/Program
The Project for Support for Improvement of School Management Phase-II (SISM II)
Project/Program
Nepal: School Sector Reform Program
Project/Program
Stop Girl Trafficking Project
Project/Program
Consolidated Equity Strategy for the School Education Sector in Nepal
Project/Program
Sisters for Sisters
Research Project/Report/Study
Women Count
Transforming Education Summit National Statement of Commitment Back to Top