Nepal's universities play a crucial role in shaping the country's higher education system and producing a skilled workforce. since the first institution was established in Nepal in 1882, there has been a long history of higher education. Since that time, other schools and universities have been founded across the country, and the country has advanced significantly in expanding its higher education system. Some of the universities are Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu University, Purbanchal University, Pokhara University, etc. Tribhuvan University is the old university in Nepal. Numerous academic programs in the humanities, management, sciences, engineering, medicine, and law are offered by universities in Nepal.
From 2014/15 to 2019/20, the total number of students enrolled in bachelor's degree programs in Nepalese universities increased from 356,355 to 416,426, indicating a steady growth rate in higher education in the country. In the academic year 2014/15,
Below is the university-wise yearly enrolment in the bachelor level of education and their share (%) from 2014/15 to 2019/20
| Fiscal Year |
Student Details (Number) |
| 2014/15 |
291325 |
| 2015/16 |
251657 |
| 2016/17 |
243746 |
| 2017/18 |
289796 |
| 2018/19 |
304831 |
| 2019/20 |
322540 |
| Fiscal Year |
Student Details (Number) |
| 2014/15 |
13654 |
| 2015/16 |
14450 |
| 2016/17 |
14699 |
| 2017/18 |
15652 |
| 2018/19 |
16012 |
| 2019/20 |
16016 |
| Fiscal Year |
Student Details (Number) |
| 2014/15 |
919 |
| 2015/16 |
919 |
| 2016/17 |
808 |
| 2017/18 |
2320 |
| 2018/19 |
2322 |
| 2019/20 |
2441 |
| Fiscal Year |
Student Details (Number) |
| 2014/15 |
21335 |
| 2015/16 |
21335 |
| 2016/17 |
24756 |
| 2017/18 |
21644 |
| 2018/19 |
24370 |
| 2019/20 |
24370 |
| Fiscal Year |
Student Details (Number) |
| 2014/15 |
23314 |
| 2015/16 |
23636 |
| 2016/17 |
24184 |
| 2017/18 |
26778 |
| 2018/19 |
27027 |
| 2019/20 |
28813 |
| Fiscal Year |
Student Details (Number) |
| 2014/15 |
- |
| 2015/16 |
- |
| 2016/17 |
62 |
| 2017/18 |
185 |
| 2018/19 |
284 |
| 2019/20 |
284 |
| Fiscal Year |
Student Details (Number) |
| 2014/15 |
807 |
| 2015/16 |
1161 |
| 2016/17 |
1269 |
| 2017/18 |
1558 |
| 2018/19 |
2945 |
| 2019/20 |
3629 |
| Fiscal Year |
Student Details (Number) |
| 2014/15 |
1638 |
| 2015/16 |
2004 |
| 2016/17 |
1905 |
| 2017/18 |
3282 |
| 2018/19 |
9044 |
| 2019/20 |
9039 |
| Fiscal Year |
Student Details (Number) |
| 2014/15 |
1888 (0.52) |
| 2015/16 |
2160 (0.67) |
| 2016/17 |
2025 (0.64) |
| 2017/18 |
2359 (0.65) |
| 2018/19 |
5472 (1.39) |
| 2019/20 |
7258 (1.74) |
| Fiscal Year |
Student Details (Number) |
| 2014/15 |
- |
| 2015/16 |
- |
| 2016/17 |
- |
| 2017/18 |
127 (0.03) |
| 2018/19 |
241 (0.06) |
| 2019/20 |
302 (0.07) |
| Fiscal Year |
Student Details (Number) |
| 2014/15 |
- |
| 2015/16 |
- |
| 2016/17 |
- |
| 2017/18 |
57 (0.02) |
| 2018/19 |
153 (0.04) |
| 2019/20 |
168 (0.04) |
| Fiscal Year |
Student Details (Number) |
| 2014/15 |
1040 (0.29) |
| 2015/16 |
1081 (0.33) |
| 2016/17 |
1081 (0.34) |
| 2017/18 |
197(0.05) |
| 2018/19 |
1073 (0.27) |
| 2019/20 |
1018 (0.24) |
| Fiscal Year |
Student Details (Number) |
| 2014/15 |
130 (0.36) |
| 2015/16 |
0 (0) |
| 2016/17 |
237 (0.08) |
| 2017/18 |
284 (0.08) |
| 2018/19 |
290 (0.07) |
| 2019/20 |
349 (0.08) |
| Fiscal Year |
Student Details (Number) |
| 2014/15 |
295 (0.08) |
| 2015/16 |
350 (0.10) |
| 2016/17 |
228 (0.07) |
| 2017/18 |
460 (0.13) |
| 2018/19 |
769 (0.19) |
| 2019/20 |
145 (0.03) |
| Fiscal Year |
Student Details (Number) |
| 2014/15 |
- |
| 2015/16 |
- |
| 2016/17 |
- |
| 2017/18 |
30 (0.01) |
| 2018/19 |
56 (0.01) |
| 2019/20 |
54 (0.01) |
