{"doc_desc":{"title":"NPL_NSO_NEIS_2023-24","idno":"DDI-NPL-NSO-NEIS-2023-v01","producers":[{"name":"National Statistics Office","abbreviation":"NSO","affiliation":"Office of Priminister and Minister of Council (OPMC)","role":"Documentation of the Study"}],"prod_date":"2026-06-23","version_statement":{"version":"Version 01 (June 2026): Original documentation of the survey"}},"study_desc":{"title_statement":{"idno":"NPL-NSO-NEIS-2023-V01","title":"Nepal Education Institution Survey 2023-2024","alt_title":"NEIS2023_24","translated_title":"Nepal Shikshan Sanstha Sarvekshan 2023-24"},"authoring_entity":[{"name":"National Statistics Office (NSO)","affiliation":" Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers (OPMCM)"}],"production_statement":{"copyright":"(c) 2025, National Statistics Office [NSO], Nepal","funding_agencies":[{"name":"Government of Nepal,  Regular budget, Financing","abbreviation":"GoN","role":""}]},"distribution_statement":{"contact":[{"name":"Director of Publication, Dissemination and Library Sectio","affiliation":"National Statistics Office (NSO)","email":"info@nsonepal. gov.np","uri":"www.nsonepal.gov.np"}]},"series_statement":{"series_name":"Enterprise Survey [en\/oth]","series_info":"Second Round"},"version_statement":{"version":"v01: Final data of Nepal Education Institution Survey  2023-24","version_date":"2026-06-23"},"study_info":{"keywords":[{"keyword":"Non-governmental educational institutions","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Gross Value Added \/ GVA","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Nepal Standard Industrial Classification \/ NSIC","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Gross Output","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Tuition Fees & Remuneration","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Fixed Capital Investment","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Intermediate Consumption","vocab":"","uri":""}],"abstract":"To address a significant data gap regarding non-governmental educational institutions in Nepal, the National Statistics Office conducted the Nepal Educational Institutions Survey, 2081 (Reference Year: FY 2080\/81). The survey covered non-governmental pre-primary, basic, secondary, technical-vocational, and higher education institutions to evaluate their structure, employment, enrollment, and contribution to the national economy. \nKey Findings\nInstitutional Scope: A total of 10,411 non-governmental institutions operate nationwide, with the highest concentration in Bagmati Province (2,903) and the lowest in Karnali Province (375). Pre-primary and basic levels constitute 43% of these institutions, followed closely by secondary education at 41%. \nEconomic Impact: The sector generated a Gross Output of approximately NPR 195 billion and contributed NPR 160 billion in Gross Value Added (GVA) to the economy, backed by NPR 309 billion in cumulative fixed capital investments.  \nWorkforce & Enrollment: The sector engages 311,516 individuals, with 300,021 working as paid employees (74% teaching, 26% non-teaching). Total student enrollment reached 3.741 million across all tiers, heavily concentrated in school-level education.  \nOperational Costs & Fees: The national average annual operational cost per institution is NPR 12.2 million (highest in Bagmati at NPR 21.2 million). The national average monthly tuition fee is NPR 3,300, while the average monthly staff salary is NPR 16,300.\nThe survey provides comprehensive information on institutional characteristics, employment, student enrolment, infrastructure, financial performance, educational expenditure, and support services. These findings provide an important evidence base for education policy formulation, planning, monitoring, and the compilation of national economic statistics.","coll_dates":[{"start":"2025-04-15","end":"2025-07-15","cycle":""}],"nation":[{"name":"Nepal","abbreviation":"NPL"}],"geog_coverage":"Natinoal and Provincial","analysis_unit":"National and Province Level","universe":"A sampling frame is the complete and exhaustive list of all population units eligible for the survey. The complete list of education institutions not under government ownership operated in the reference year was considered as the sampling frame in this survey.\nThe primary sampling frame was developed by consolidating official records from four designated educational authorities: Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Centre for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training (CTEVT), and the University Grants Commission (UGC). The list was further verified and finalized with information provided by professional associations specifically PABSON, NPABSON, HISSAN, and NPCA. The frame was finally adjusted by on-site validation, removal of closed institutions, updating the current name and location of the institutions, and inclusion of newly identified units during the fieldwork. The resulting list constituted comprehensive and exhaustive sampling frame for the survey.","data_kind":"Sample survey data [ssd]","notes":"All Educational Institutions of Nepal except government ownership covering NSIC 8510 (Pre-primary and Primary education, i.e. basic), NSIC 8521 (General Secondary Education), NSIC 8522 (Technical Secondary Education), NSIC 8530 (Higher Education)"},"method":{"data_collection":{"data_collectors":[{"name":"National Statistics Office","abbreviation":"NSO","affiliation":"Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers (OPMCM)"}],"sampling_procedure":"The survey's total enumeration size including complete enumeration and sample count was planned to enumerate 4,001 educational institutions. Out of them 3,459 institutions were successfully enumerated in the survey. Excluding the NSIC categories of technical education and vocational education (8522), and higher education (8530) designated for complete enumeration, a sample size of 2,348 institutions was determined, which were distributed across each stratum (province, NSIC, number of students category) using power allocation with power 0.4. The samples from each stratum were then selected using a systematic random sampling method.","sampling_deviation":"No deviation","coll_mode":"Face-to-face [f2f]","research_instrument":"A single questionnaire has been administered for the data collection. The questionnaire was initially drafted by the Establishment Census and Survey Section (ECSS) of the NSO and subsequently finalized through extensive consultation with stakeholders at both federal and provincial levels. Key stakeholders involved in these discussions included government ministries, departments, and private professional associations, specifically: Private and Boarding Schools\u2019 Organization Nepal (PABSON), National Private and Boarding School\u2019s Organization Nepal (NPABSON), Higher Institutions and Secondary Schools\u2019 Association Nepal (HISSAN), and the Nepal Public Campus Association (NPCA).\nThe major areas covered by questionnaires are as follows:\n\u00b7 Introductory information about the educational institution, \n\u00b7 Business and organization structure, \n\u00b7 Information on employment, \n\u00b7 Information on expenditure,\n\u00b7 Income and financial transactions,\n\u00b7 Information on stock, \n\u00b7 Information on fixed assets, and\n\u00b7 Miscellaneous information, including land and buildings, playgrounds, school facilities, employee\u2019s social security funds contribution status, accidents and damage, greenery promotion activities, waste management, corporate social responsibility (CSR), factors affecting the institution\u2019s business environment, and problems faced by the institution.","coll_situation":"A single questionnaire has been administered for the data collection.","act_min":"Enumerators and field supervisors were primarily deployed by the Statistics Coordination Office (SCO) staff. Whereas the available regular staffs were not sufficient to carry out field operations within the assigned timeframe, SCOs recruited additional enumerators on a contract basis. Data quality and operational performance were monitored by National Statistics Office (NSO) and the SCOs through joint supervision and routine checks.","weight":"The weights are assigned at the NSIC and province levels based on the ratio of the sample size to the population in respective NSIC and Province.","cleaning_operations":"Coding and editing in the hardcopy questionnaire was made before data entry.  To maintain the consistent data, primary consistency checks program are in-built in the data entry application.  Further intra-record and inter-record consistency checks are held by developing the secondary batch edit application","method_notes":"Data analysis and tabulation were performed by ECSS using STATA and IBM SPSS in some extents. Standard coding system adopted by NSO, had been used for coding. For industry classification, NSIC (based on ISIC Revision 4) was used at the 4-digit level (Class). The coding, editing and data entry activities were supervised by officials of the ECSS."},"analysis_info":{"response_rate":"Not stated"}},"data_access":{"dataset_use":{"conf_dec":[{"txt":"Confidentiality of the respondents is guaranteed by article 10 of Statistics Act 2022.","required":"yes","form_no":"","uri":""}],"contact":[{"name":"Chief-Statistician, National Statistics Office (NSO)","affiliation":"Office of the Prime Ministers and Ministers of Council (OPMCM)","email":"info@nsonepal.gov.np","uri":"www.nsonepal.gov.np"}],"cit_req":"National Statistics Office (NSO), Nepal Education Institution Survey 2023-24. Data and information is downloaded from Microdata Catalogue (NADA): https:\/\/microdata.nsonepal.gov.np\/index.php\/home\/","conditions":"The dataset has been anonymized and is available for public use","disclaimer":"The National Statistics Institute [NSO], Nepal bears no responsibility for any outcomes or for interpretations or inferences arising from the use of the data, or use of the information provided on the study"}}}}