Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal
Nepal: Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index was 1.03 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal is 1.03 modelled data, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal peaked at 1.03 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2038 modelled data, in 1981.
Nepal ranks 51st of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2812 modelled data | 0.2038 modelled data | 0.3753 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.5363 modelled data | 0.4067 modelled data | 0.6536 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8043 modelled data | 0.6814 modelled data | 0.9097 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.977 modelled data | 0.9244 modelled data | 1.01 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 modelled data | 1.02 modelled data | 1.03 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 48 Paraguay 1.04 modelled data compare
- 49 Angola 1.04 modelled data compare
- 50 El Salvador 1.03 modelled data compare
- 52 Algeria 1.03 modelled data compare
- 53 Philippines 1.03 modelled data compare
- 54 Côte d'Ivoire 1.03 modelled data compare
More education data for Nepal
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 157,456 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 128.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal?
- Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal was 1.03 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2038 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Nepal rank for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Nepal ranks 51st out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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, primary 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