KATHMANDU: Only 29.6 percent of the country’s operational community schools have information and communications technology (ICT) laboratories, meaning 70.4 percent still lack such facilities. The government has established ICT labs in 4,608 schools under the President Educational Reform Program, which has been running since 2020.
According to the Ministry of Education and Sports’ Annual Report 2025/26, at least 85.4 percent of community schools have internet access, while 69.6 percent of schools across the country have access to electricity through alternative sources.
The report says infrastructure development and the expansion of information technology are contributing to improvements in educational quality.
The country has 35,951 schools, including 27,010 community schools, which also include religious schools, according to the latest statistics.
