Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal
Nepal: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9677 GPIA in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 0.9677 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal peaked at 1.08 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1842 GPIA, in 1970.
Nepal ranks 168th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1842 GPIA | — |
| 1981 | 0.3866 GPIA | +109.9% |
| 1982 | 0.4001 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4087 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.434 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 0.4487 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4538 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4629 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4915 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 0.5574 GPIA | +13.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5905 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 0.6213 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.6491 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.659 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6788 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.691 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7122 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7498 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7721 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.82 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8437 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8647 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8651 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8963 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.938 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9726 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9951 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9618 GPIA | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 1.06 GPIA | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.06 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.04 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 1.02 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9815 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9981 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.9677 GPIA | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1842 GPIA | 0.1842 GPIA | 0.1842 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.4493 GPIA | 0.3866 GPIA | 0.5574 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.669 GPIA | 0.5905 GPIA | 0.7498 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.8986 GPIA | 0.7721 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 0.9618 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.9677 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 128.56 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 128.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal was 0.9677 GPIA in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1842 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Nepal rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Nepal ranks 168th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release