School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in Nepal
Nepal: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) was 126.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Nepal, 1970–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2025, school enrollment, primary, female in Nepal stood at 126.4%.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Nepal peaked at 156.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 1970.
That places Nepal 6th out of 203 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.7% | — |
| 1981 | 37.7% | +389.7% |
| 1982 | 40.1% | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 43.8% | +9.3% |
| 1984 | 48.0% | +9.4% |
| 1985 | 49.5% | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 49.8% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 51.8% | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 56.9% | +9.8% |
| 1989 | 72.2% | +27.0% |
| 1990 | 80.6% | +11.6% |
| 1991 | 83.8% | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 88.2% | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 88.3% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 90.5% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 91.3% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 95.9% | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 95.4% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 99.4% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 96.0% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 101.2% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 101.9% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 104.5% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 107.3% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 124.2% | +15.7% |
| 2007 | 128.4% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 128.6% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 142.7% | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 144.2% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 156.0% | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 153.9% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 150.4% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 148.3% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 149.8% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 143.5% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 140.2% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 142.5% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 124.8% | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 121.2% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 120.1% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 126.8% | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 124.5% | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 126.4% | +1.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +389.7% | 7.7% | 37.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 50.0% | 37.7% | 72.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 89.2% | 80.6% | 95.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 113.4% | 96.0% | 142.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 147.6% | 140.2% | 156.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 124.0% | 120.1% | 126.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 3 Rwanda 146.7% compare
- 4 Malawi 140.7% compare
- 5 Madagascar 135.6% compare
- 7 Turks and Caicos Islands 124.1% compare
- 8 East Timor 120.6% compare
- 9 Myanmar 119.8% compare
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 school enrollment, primary, female in Nepal?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Nepal was 126.4% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 156.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 1970.
- How does Nepal rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Nepal ranks 6th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.