Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female (%) (Gross female) in Nepal
Nepal: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female (%) (Gross female) was 66.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Nepal, 1991–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Nepal stood at 66.7%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 13.2% on the previous year and up 107.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Nepal peaked at 66.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 1999.
That places Nepal 121st out of 182 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female (%) (Gross female) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 18.1% | — |
| 1993 | 19.2% | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 19.7% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 21.6% | +9.6% |
| 1996 | 25.0% | +15.5% |
| 1999 | 15.6% | -37.7% |
| 2000 | 16.1% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 19.6% | +21.9% |
| 2002 | 23.1% | +17.7% |
| 2003 | 24.6% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 22.8% | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 26.2% | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 32.7% | +24.6% |
| 2009 | 32.2% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 41.5% | +29.1% |
| 2011 | 43.0% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 45.3% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 46.8% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 48.9% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 49.6% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 53.1% | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 58.9% | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 66.7% | +13.2% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 66.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.1%, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 66.7% is above the median for South Asia, which is 66.3%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female (%) (Gross female) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -37.7% | 25.0% | 15.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.9% | 15.6% | 25.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 24.4% | 16.1% | 32.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 41.5% | 66.7% | 9 |
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 gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Nepal?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Nepal was 66.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 66.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 1999.
- How does Nepal rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Nepal ranks 121st out of 182 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 107.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total female enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary education age.