Nepal vs WB: Pacific Island Small States: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes
Nepal
21.3%
in 2024
WB: Pacific Island Small States
29.3%
in 2024
Nepal rank
131st
WB: Pacific Island Small States rank
133rd
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes over time
- Nepal
- WB: Pacific Island Small States
How they compare
WB: Pacific Island Small States currently reports 29.3% against 21.3% in Nepal, a difference of 8.0%.
That makes WB: Pacific Island Small States's figure about 1.4 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1981 it was WB: Pacific Island Small States ahead.
Nepal ranks 131st and WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 133rd of 194 countries.
WB: Pacific Island Small States has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | WB: Pacific Island Small States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.0% | 4.2% | 0.2% | WB: Pacific Island Small States |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 7.4% | 2.5% | WB: Pacific Island Small States |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 10.2% | 3.3% | WB: Pacific Island Small States |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 19.1% | 6.2% | WB: Pacific Island Small States |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 26.6% | 9.7% | WB: Pacific Island Small States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes, Nepal or WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- WB: Pacific Island Small States, at 29.3% against 21.3% in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes between Nepal and WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- 8.0%, with WB: Pacific Island Small States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and WB: Pacific Island Small States rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- Nepal ranks 131st and WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 133rd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release