Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal
Nepal: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
96th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.08 GPIA
in 2015
All-time low
0.4846 GPIA
in 1991
Years of data
30
1991–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal, 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 1 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal peaked at 1.08 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4846 GPIA, in 1991.
Nepal ranks 96th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.4846 GPIA | — |
| 1993 | 0.5412 GPIA | +11.7% |
| 1994 | 0.5721 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 0.6022 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.6413 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7211 GPIA | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7196 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7367 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7566 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7818 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8034 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8568 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8753 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9074 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9258 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9658 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9986 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 1.03 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 1.06 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.04 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5938 GPIA | 0.4846 GPIA | 0.7211 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.8329 GPIA | 0.7196 GPIA | 0.9658 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 0.9986 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for Nepal
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 86,127 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 71,329 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 358,140 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 12.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 274,913 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 5.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4846 GPIA in 1991.
- How does Nepal rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Nepal ranks 96th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release