Table 1. 
Summary Statistics of Education Enrollment and Fees across School Categories
BoysGirls
School Category1995–19962003–20042010–20111995–19962003–20042010–2011
Enrollment (%) 
Community or government 86.61 77.07 71.80 87.37 78.50 77.89 
Institutional or private 11.39 21.59 27.32 10.88 19.78 21.06 
Technical or vocational – 0.21 0.26 0.61 0.26 0.07 
Gurukul–madrasa–gumba 0.73 – 0.55 0.09 – 0.90 
Other 1.27 1.13 0.07 1.05 1.45 0.07 
Total students 1,650 2,835 2,720 1,140 2,270 2,673 
Expenditure (NRs) 
Community or government 911.57 1,290.12 2,867.21 869.98 1,137.01 2,454.53 
Institutional or private 6,522.88 10,151.52 16,450.57 7,148.99 10,459.88 18,264.95 
Technical or vocational – 12,309.17 23,820.71 2,100 1317.5 14,015 
Gurukul–madrasa–gumba 1257.67 – 857 383.71 – 1,982.3 
Other 391.43 715.63 9,558 183.75 237.18 2,739.33 
Total expenditure 1,546.82 3,219.89 6,864.54 1,543.83 2,968.45 5,978.48 
BoysGirls
School Category1995–19962003–20042010–20111995–19962003–20042010–2011
Enrollment (%) 
Community or government 86.61 77.07 71.80 87.37 78.50 77.89 
Institutional or private 11.39 21.59 27.32 10.88 19.78 21.06 
Technical or vocational – 0.21 0.26 0.61 0.26 0.07 
Gurukul–madrasa–gumba 0.73 – 0.55 0.09 – 0.90 
Other 1.27 1.13 0.07 1.05 1.45 0.07 
Total students 1,650 2,835 2,720 1,140 2,270 2,673 
Expenditure (NRs) 
Community or government 911.57 1,290.12 2,867.21 869.98 1,137.01 2,454.53 
Institutional or private 6,522.88 10,151.52 16,450.57 7,148.99 10,459.88 18,264.95 
Technical or vocational – 12,309.17 23,820.71 2,100 1317.5 14,015 
Gurukul–madrasa–gumba 1257.67 – 857 383.71 – 1,982.3 
Other 391.43 715.63 9,558 183.75 237.18 2,739.33 
Total expenditure 1,546.82 3,219.89 6,864.54 1,543.83 2,968.45 5,978.48 

Note: NLSS I does not contain the gurukul–madrasa–gumba category but instead includes a category for community schools. Similarly, NLSS II only categorizes government schools, private schools, technical schools, and other schools.

Source: Author's calculation based on Nepal Living Standards Surveys.

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