Nepal

Country in Asia

In brief

Primary school enrolment: 129% (2025). World rank 6 of 191; in Asia, 1 of 45. Hospital beds per 1,000 people: 0.5 (2023). World rank 139 of 150 (1 = best); in Asia, 43 of 46. HIV prevalence, ages 15–49: 0.1% (2024). World rank 1 of 153 (1 = best); in Asia, 1 of 36. From 2015 to 2025: primary school enrolment 144% → 129%. Better than all its neighbours (China and India): nurses and midwives per 1,000 people and diabetes prevalence. Worse than all its neighbours (China and India): adult literacy, higher education enrolment, hospital beds per 1,000 people, access to safe drinking water, and access to clean cooking fuels.

Education

Adult literacy: 68.7% 2019
Primary school enrolment: 129% 2025
Secondary school enrolment: 90.4% 2024
Higher education enrolment: 21.3% 2024
Public spending on education, share of GDP: 3.7% 2024

Healthcare

Health spending, share of GDP: 6.2% 2023
Health spending per person: $84 2023
Out-of-pocket health spending, share of total: 59.4% 2023
Doctors per 1,000 people: 1 2023
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people: 4.1 2023
Hospital beds per 1,000 people: 0.5 2023
Children vaccinated against measles: 97% 2024

Public health

Infant deaths per 1,000 births: 22.2 2024
Deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births: 25.1 2024
Maternal deaths per 100,000 births: 142 2023
HIV prevalence, ages 15–49: 0.1% 2024
Diabetes prevalence, ages 20–79: 7.7% 2024
Overweight adults: 30.9% 2022
Adults who use tobacco: 28.7% 2024

Living conditions

Access to safe drinking water: 93.6% 2024
Access to basic sanitation: 86% 2024
Access to clean cooking fuels: 45% 2024