Nepal vs Norway: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Nepal
98.5%
in 2025
Norway
98.6%
in 2024
Nepal rank
34th
Norway rank
32nd
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Nepal
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 98.6% against 98.5% in Nepal, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Nepal ranks 34th and Norway ranks 32nd of 190 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.0% | 52.2% | 52.2% | Norway |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 56.6% | 56.6% | Norway |
| 1840s | 0.0% | 60.9% | 60.9% | Norway |
| 1850s | 0.0% | 65.1% | 65.1% | Norway |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 69.0% | 69.0% | Norway |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 72.7% | 72.7% | Norway |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 76.2% | 76.2% | Norway |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 79.7% | 79.7% | Norway |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 83.2% | 83.2% | Norway |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 86.7% | 86.7% | Norway |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 90.3% | 90.3% | Norway |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 93.8% | 93.8% | Norway |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 97.3% | 97.3% | Norway |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 100.0% | 99.9% | Norway |
| 1960s | 3.6% | 97.0% | 93.5% | Norway |
| 1970s | 8.6% | 96.5% | 88.0% | Norway |
| 1980s | 37.9% | 99.0% | 61.1% | Norway |
| 2000s | 71.5% | 99.4% | 27.9% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, Nepal or Norway?
- Norway, at 98.6% against 98.5% in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Nepal and Norway?
- 0.1%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Norway?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2004.
- How do Nepal and Norway rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Nepal ranks 34th and Norway ranks 32nd of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.