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

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

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)

Funding Initiative/Portfolio

Girls First Fund Grant Program

Project/Program

Global Programme to End Child Marriage

Network/Convening/Conference

Her Choice

Project/Program

Joint Programme on Empowering Adolescent Girls and Young Women through Education

Project/Program

Let Us Learn

Project/Program

LitClub

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)

Research Project/Report/Study

The COVID-19 Crisis and its Impact on Global Education

Project/Program

Tipping Point

Funding Initiative/Portfolio

UNESCO Malala Fund for Girls’ Right to Education

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Government Programs Back to Top

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Transforming Education Summit National Statement of Commitment Back to Top