Number of teachers in secondary education fell 2.69% to 119 '000 in Nepal in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, number of teachers in secondary education in Nepal reached an all time high of 123 '000 in 2017 and an all time low of 6.17 '000 in 1972.
Nepal has been ranked 35th within the group of 102 countries we follow in terms of number of teachers in secondary education, 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Number of Teachers (Secondary Education) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bangladesh | '000 | ... | 436 | 451 | 452 | 407 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bhutan | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6.12 | 6.52 | 6.85 | 7.05 | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| China | '000 | ... | ... | 6,234 | 6,220 | 6,267 | 6,360 | 6,475 | ||||||||||||||
| India | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,093 | 4,639 | 4,731 | ... | 6,103 | ||||||||||||
| Japan | '000 | 634 | 638 | 638 | 637 | 634 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 156 | 150 | 154 | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| Nepal | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 110 | 115 | 123 | ... | 123 | ||||||||||||
| Pakistan | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 572 | 590 | 646 | 655 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| Russia | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 769 | 769 | 767 | ... | |||||||||
| Sri Lanka | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 150 | 152 | 156 | ... | ... | |||||
| USA | '000 | 1,661 | ... | 1,695 | ... | 1,705 | ... |
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