Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Nepal
Nepal: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index was 1.13 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Nepal, 1991–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 1.13 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in 2019. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Nepal peaked at 1.13 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4223 GPI, in 1991.
Nepal ranks 43rd of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Nepal, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.4223 GPI | — |
| 1993 | 0.471 GPI | +11.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5094 GPI | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5603 GPI | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 0.597 GPI | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5936 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6211 GPI | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6107 GPI | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6292 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6609 GPI | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7607 GPI | +15.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8055 GPI | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8306 GPI | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8708 GPI | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.786 GPI | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9462 GPI | +20.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9553 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9853 GPI | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9767 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPI | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.11 GPI | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 1.13 GPI | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5256 GPI | 0.4223 GPI | 0.597 GPI | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.7306 GPI | 0.6107 GPI | 0.8708 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPI | 0.9462 GPI | 1.13 GPI | 9 |
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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, gender parity index in Nepal?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Nepal was 1.13 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, 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, gender parity index recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4223 GPI in 1991.
- How does Nepal rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index?
- Nepal ranks 43rd out of 182 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.2%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for upper secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for upper secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.