Schools of Nepal: Educational Institutions from OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps

A geospatial dataset of schools, colleges, universities, and kindergartens across Nepal. The data is sourced from OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps and was last updated on 2026-05-08. The dataset is provided by OSGeo Nepal.

Use Cases

• Mapping educational infrastructure density based on the described point-of-interest data.
• Analyzing spatial accessibility to schools and colleges based on geographic coverage.
• Validating or augmenting existing administrative education records based on crowd-sourced map data.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from two major open mapping projects, OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps.
• Covers multiple educational institution types: schools, colleges, universities, and kindergartens.
• Last update timestamp is precisely recorded as 2026-05-08 23:02:25.708772.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic or source bias inherent to crowd-sourced mapping platforms.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps

Collection Method

Aggregated from open mapping platforms.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-08 23:02:25.708772; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Nepal