Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Nepal
Nepal: Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender was 0.9125 modelled data in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Nepal, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Nepal is 0.9125 modelled data, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Nepal peaked at 0.9125 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0197 modelled data, in 1981.
Nepal ranks 137th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Nepal, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0197 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.0316 modelled data | +60.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0486 modelled data | +53.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0666 modelled data | +37.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0815 modelled data | +22.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0963 modelled data | +18.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1107 modelled data | +14.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1214 modelled data | +9.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1291 modelled data | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1401 modelled data | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1547 modelled data | +10.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1668 modelled data | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1854 modelled data | +11.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2078 modelled data | +12.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2316 modelled data | +11.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2597 modelled data | +12.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2949 modelled data | +13.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3315 modelled data | +12.4% |
| 1999 | 0.369 modelled data | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4122 modelled data | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4489 modelled data | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 0.485 modelled data | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5131 modelled data | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5401 modelled data | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5718 modelled data | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.605 modelled data | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6486 modelled data | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6897 modelled data | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7384 modelled data | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7805 modelled data | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8065 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8174 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8195 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8195 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8216 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.83 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8423 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8559 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8648 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8758 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8767 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8825 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8927 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9001 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.9125 modelled data | +1.4% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.9125 modelled data is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.04 modelled data, 88% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.9125 modelled data is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.01 modelled data, 91% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +60.8% | 0.0197 modelled data | 0.0316 modelled data |
| 1983 | +53.9% | 0.0316 modelled data | 0.0486 modelled data |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0784 modelled data | 0.0197 modelled data | 0.1291 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.2342 modelled data | 0.1401 modelled data | 0.369 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5653 modelled data | 0.4122 modelled data | 0.7384 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8258 modelled data | 0.7805 modelled data | 0.8648 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.89 modelled data | 0.8758 modelled data | 0.9125 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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Nepal?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Nepal was 0.9125 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9125 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0197 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Nepal rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Nepal ranks 137th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper 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