Nepal vs South Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female

Nepal
106.9%
in 2019
South Asia
82.1%
in 2019
Nepal rank
34th
South Asia rank
33rd

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female over time

  • Nepal
  • South Asia
20406080100197019942019

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 106.9% against 82.1% in South Asia, a difference of 24.8%.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.3 times South Asia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1981 it was South Asia ahead.

Nepal ranks 34th and South Asia ranks 33rd of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 3 and South Asia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal South Asia Difference Ahead
1980s 33.5% 42.5% 9.0% South Asia
1990s 60.5% 52.6% 7.9% Nepal
2000s 73.6% 66.9% 6.7% Nepal
2010s 100.8% 83.7% 17.1% Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female, Nepal or South Asia?
Nepal, at 106.9% against 82.1% in South Asia as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female between Nepal and South Asia?
24.8%, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and South Asia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2019.
How do Nepal and South Asia rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
Nepal ranks 34th and South Asia ranks 33rd of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.