School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Nepal
Nepal: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 1.22 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Nepal, 1983–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 1.22 GPI for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Nepal peaked at 1.22 GPI in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2619 GPI, in 1983.
That places Nepal 96th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.2619 GPI | — |
| 1989 | 0.2651 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3153 GPI | +18.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3281 GPI | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3933 GPI | +19.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2662 GPI | -32.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3224 GPI | +21.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3796 GPI | +17.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5747 GPI | +51.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5457 GPI | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6163 GPI | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6091 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6313 GPI | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6567 GPI | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8631 GPI | +31.4% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPI | +17.7% |
| 2015 | 1.07 GPI | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 1.08 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.1 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.14 GPI | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 1.11 GPI | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 1.06 GPI | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 1.08 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 1.08 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.17 GPI | +8.5% |
| 2024 | 1.22 GPI | +4.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, tertiary (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +51.4% | 0.3796 GPI | 0.5747 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2635 GPI | 0.2619 GPI | 0.2651 GPI | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.3217 GPI | 0.3153 GPI | 0.3281 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4634 GPI | 0.2662 GPI | 0.6163 GPI | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9631 GPI | 0.6313 GPI | 1.14 GPI | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.12 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 1.22 GPI | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 93 Azerbaijan 1.22 GPI compare
- 94 Philippines 1.22 GPI compare
- 95 United Arab Emirates 1.22 GPI compare
- 97 Zimbabwe 1.21 GPI compare
- 98 Ecuador 1.21 GPI compare
- 99 Hungary 1.21 GPI 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, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Nepal?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Nepal was 1.22 GPI in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 GPI in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2619 GPI in 1983.
- How does Nepal rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Nepal ranks 96th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. 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, tertiary (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 tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.