Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Nepal
Nepal: Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender was 1.04 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.04 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
65th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.04 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.0967 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Nepal, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 1.04 modelled data for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Nepal peaked at 1.04 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0967 modelled data, in 1981.
That places Nepal 65th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Nepal, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0967 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.1165 modelled data | +20.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1372 modelled data | +17.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1579 modelled data | +15.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1799 modelled data | +13.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2051 modelled data | +14.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2298 modelled data | +12.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2548 modelled data | +10.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2782 modelled data | +9.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2998 modelled data | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3262 modelled data | +8.8% |
| 1992 | 0.358 modelled data | +9.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3928 modelled data | +9.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4256 modelled data | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 0.459 modelled data | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 0.4858 modelled data | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 0.5138 modelled data | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5374 modelled data | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5643 modelled data | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5861 modelled data | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.6184 modelled data | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6503 modelled data | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6842 modelled data | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7104 modelled data | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7354 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7586 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7871 modelled data | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8162 modelled data | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.843 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8636 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8812 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9184 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9369 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.956 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9723 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9859 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9955 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.02 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.03 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.03 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 1.04 modelled data | +0.6% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 1.04 modelled data is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 modelled data, 95% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 1.04 modelled data is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.04 modelled data, 99% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.184 modelled data | 0.0967 modelled data | 0.2782 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.4363 modelled data | 0.2998 modelled data | 0.5643 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.719 modelled data | 0.5861 modelled data | 0.843 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9414 modelled data | 0.8636 modelled data | 1 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 modelled data | 1.01 modelled data | 1.04 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More education data for Nepal
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.55 (2025)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.24 (2025)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 124,257 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 263,796 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 752,326 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 609,324 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.57 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Nepal?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Nepal was 1.04 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0967 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Nepal rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Nepal ranks 65th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release