Education spending in Nepal
Government spending on education in Nepal was equal to 3.7% of GDP in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2015.
Nepal, 2024
3.7%
Change from 2023
−0.3percentage points
World, 2023
3.6%
Education spending in Nepal over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Nepal | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.7% | – |
| 2023 | 4.0% | 3.6% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | 4.2% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | 4.7% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | 4.2% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | 4.0% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | 4.0% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | 4.0% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | 3.9% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | 4.1% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | 3.9% |
| 2001 | 3.7% | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 4.0% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 3.5%, the figure has changed by +0.2 percentage points.
More for Nepal
All statistics for Nepal
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
21.3%
2024 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
128.6%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
30.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
86.1%
2021 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
77.7%
2021 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
35.9%
2021 · UNESCO UIS