School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Nepal
Nepal: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 0.9234 GPI in 2022. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Nepal, 1970–2022
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2022, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Nepal stood at 0.9234 GPI.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Nepal peaked at 1.08 GPI in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1839 GPI, in 1970.
Nepal ranks 182nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1839 GPI | — |
| 1981 | 0.3866 GPI | +110.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4 GPI | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4085 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4336 GPI | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4478 GPI | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.452 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.4605 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.488 GPI | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5528 GPI | +13.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5865 GPI | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 0.6202 GPI | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 0.6478 GPI | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.6591 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.6809 GPI | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.6938 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.7129 GPI | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.7505 GPI | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7732 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.824 GPI | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.845 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8716 GPI | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8757 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9129 GPI | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9613 GPI | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9992 GPI | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 1.05 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9905 GPI | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 1.08 GPI | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 1.08 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.08 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.07 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.07 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.04 GPI | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9896 GPI | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9608 GPI | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9234 GPI | -3.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) 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 | +110.3% | 0.1839 GPI | 0.3866 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1839 GPI | 0.1839 GPI | 0.1839 GPI | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.4477 GPI | 0.3866 GPI | 0.5528 GPI | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.669 GPI | 0.5865 GPI | 0.7505 GPI | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.9141 GPI | 0.7732 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPI | 0.9905 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9579 GPI | 0.9234 GPI | 0.9896 GPI | 3 |
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 school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Nepal?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Nepal was 0.9234 GPI in 2022, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPI in 2012.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1839 GPI in 1970.
- How does Nepal rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
- Nepal ranks 182nd out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.