Aurobindo Saxena

Nepal School Market Intelligence, June 2026

Nepal School Market Report 2026

An interactive map and data brief on Nepal's school sector: where the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), International Baccalaureate (IB) and Cambridge schools actually are, what the new School Education Act really requires, and whether private schools have a future worth investing in.

Executive Summary

Nepal schooling at a glance, 2025/26

35,951

Total schools

↑ from 35,034 (2020/21)

8,941

Private (institutional)

24.9% share, ↑ 24% since FY21

2.66M

Private-school students

38% of all enrolment

42

Intl-curriculum schools mapped

CBSE 15 · Cambridge 16 · IB 9

Note on charts: the exhibits below are indicative samples illustrating the analyses RAYSolute can build for a full Nepal engagement. They draw on official figures where cited and modelled estimates elsewhere; they are directional, not audited statistics.

The Question Everyone Is Asking

Is Nepal banning private schools?

Short answer: no. The rumour is real in origin but wrong in conclusion. Nepal is tightening regulation, not closing schools, and the most extreme proposal was already defeated.

Where the rumour came from. The cabinet's first draft of the School Education Bill proposed converting every private school into a non-profit educational trust (Guthi) within five years. That clause is the source of the fear.

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