Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal
Nepal: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.8646 GPIA in 2025. ▼ Falling
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal, 2011–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2025, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal stood at 0.8646 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.8646 GPIA, in 2025.
Nepal ranks 172nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9855 GPIA | 0.9023 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9135 GPIA | 0.8646 GPIA | 0.9584 GPIA | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 169 Cayman Islands 0.9208 GPIA compare
- 170 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.9066 GPIA compare
- 171 Yemen 0.905 GPIA compare
- 173 Uzbekistan 0.8501 GPIA compare
- 174 Tajikistan 0.8238 GPIA compare
- 175 British Virgin Islands 0.7579 GPIA compare
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 net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal was 0.8646 GPIA in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8646 GPIA in 2025.
- How does Nepal rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Nepal ranks 172nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release