World Bank2015-08-202015-08-202013-06-09https://hdl.handle.net/10986/22532Investments in education, health and social protection are the key to improving the state of human development in any society. In recent years, Nepal too has invested heavily in these sectors, particularly in education and health. This note provides an overview of the progress and current state of access and equity in these three sectors. It also presents evidence on some aspects of quality in the education and social protection sectors. While the country has made substantial improvements in different indicators of access at the aggregate level, disaggregated data show that disparities in access continue to exist across demographic and geographical dimensions. There is some evidence of improvement in the quality of educational inputs over the years, but the quality of outcomes remains poor.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOLIVING STANDARDSRISKSREPRODUCTIVE HEALTHWORKFORCEDEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONSFORMAL EDUCATIONSKILLED HEALTH PERSONNELPEOPLEVACCINATIONOLD AGEPHARMACISTSINFORMATION SYSTEMANTENATAL CAREHUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUSPUBLIC EDUCATIONPREVENTIONEQUITABLE ACCESSLIVE BIRTHSMORBIDITYREMITTANCELEVELS OF EDUCATIONETHNIC GROUPSLABOR FORCEPOPULATION GROUPSHEALTH CAREACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROMELEGAL STATUSGENDER PARITYUNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUNDHEALTHMOTHER TO CHILD TRANSMISSIONPARAMEDICSPUBLICATIONSTERTIARY LEVELSDEVELOPMENT GOALSLITERACY RATESPOPULATION FUNDGLOBAL POVERTYNATIONAL LEVELRURAL POPULATIONVULNERABILITYGOVERNMENT SUPPORTINFORMATION SYSTEMSHEALTH FACILITIESSOCIAL STUDIESCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATIONPUBLIC HEALTHLIFE EXPECTANCYACCESS TO EDUCATIONMATERNAL MORTALITYINEQUITIESHEALTH SECTORKNOWLEDGELABOR MARKETEXERCISESUNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATIONNATIONAL PLANSTECHNICAL ASSISTANCEMINISTRY OF HEALTHNEWBORNSGENDER GAPDISEASESQUALITY OF EDUCATIONTRAININGIMMUNIZATIONINFECTIOUS DISEASESPATIENTSEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTCONTRACEPTIVE PREVALENCESECONDARY SCHOOLSGENDER GAP IN LITERACYHEALTH INDICATORSPUBLIC HOSPITALSDEMOCRACYNURSESFERTILITY RATEPHYSICAL DISABILITYPRIMARY SCHOOLINGOBSERVATIONTETANUSDISSEMINATIONVOCATIONAL EDUCATIONHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSMORTALITY RATETEACHER SALARIESGOVERNMENT RESPONSEPRIMARY SCHOOLPOPULATION SUBGROUPSEX-COMBATANTSADOLESCENT FERTILITYGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTMORTALITYELDERLYNUTRITIONAL STATUSPROGRESSPRIMARY SCHOOLSUNEMPLOYMENTGENDER PARITY INDEXINFANT MORTALITYPREVENTABLE DISEASESGENDER GAPSINFANTVOCATIONAL TRAININGDIPHTHERIAPOLICY DEVELOPMENTWORKERSAGEDINSURANCE SCHEMESHIVPOSTNATAL CARENATAL CAREIMMUNODEFICIENCYWOMANKNOWLEDGE BASEPENSIONSMORALITYMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONHEALTH OUTCOMESRURAL INFRASTRUCTUREUNIVERSAL ACCESSSAFETY NETHEPATITIS BVICTIMSRADIO PROGRAMSURBAN AREASFAMILY PLANNINGEARLY CHILDHOODDECISION MAKINGSCHOOL CHILDRENEDUCATIONAL SERVICESNUTRITIONMEASLESSERVICE UTILIZATIONMOTHERDEVELOPMENT EFFORTSMALARIAPOLICYPRIMARY HEALTH CAREWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONMATERNAL MORTALITY RATIOTERTIARY LEVELHEALTH SYSTEMLOCAL COMMUNITYSOCIAL SECTORSPREGNANT WOMENTEACHER RATIOREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICESCHILDRENLEVEL OF EDUCATIONMORTALITY RATIOPUBLIC HEALTH SERVICESCLINICSNATIONAL PLANRURAL AREASISOLATIONBIRTH ATTENDANTSILLNESSDISABILITYPOLICY IMPLICATIONSMOTHER TO CHILDPOPULATIONPOLIOSTUDENTSNEONATAL MORTALITYTECHNICAL EDUCATIONLOCAL DEVELOPMENTUNFPAMATERNAL MORTALITY RATESTRATEGYPRIMARY EDUCATIONFERTILITYREGISTRATIONFAMILIESWOMENMEDICINESHOSPITALSSOCIAL INFRASTRUCTUREMATERNAL MORTALITY RATESMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALSILLNESSESURBAN POPULATIONINFANT MORTALITY RATESECONDARY EDUCATIONADULT LITERACYTERTIARY EDUCATIONHEALTH SERVICESIMPLEMENTATIONPREGNANCYINVESTMENTS IN EDUCATIONPOLITICAL INSTABILITYGENDER EQUALITYHUMAN DEVELOPMENTWorking PaperWorld Bank10.1596/22532