Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal
Nepal: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 GPI in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal, 1991–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2025, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal stood at 1.01 GPI.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal peaked at 1.13 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4254 GPI, in 1991.
Nepal ranks 112th of 195 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, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.4254 GPI | — |
| 1993 | 0.4691 GPI | +10.3% |
| 1994 | 0.505 GPI | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 0.5551 GPI | +9.9% |
| 1996 | 0.5936 GPI | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 0.6117 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6445 GPI | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6343 GPI | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6618 GPI | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6894 GPI | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7911 GPI | +14.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8341 GPI | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8542 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8891 GPI | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7985 GPI | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9613 GPI | +20.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9773 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPI | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPI | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.11 GPI | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 1.13 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.06 GPI | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 1.07 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.03 GPI | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 1.03 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 1.01 GPI | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5266 GPI | 0.4254 GPI | 0.6117 GPI | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.7552 GPI | 0.6343 GPI | 0.8891 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPI | 0.9613 GPI | 1.13 GPI | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 6 |
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More education data for Nepal
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal was 1.01 GPI in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4254 GPI in 1991.
- How does Nepal rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Nepal ranks 112th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release