School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Nepal
Nepal: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted was 0.8472 GPIA in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.8472 GPIA
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
197th
of 205 countries
All-time high
0.974 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.6358 GPIA
in 1983
Years of data
27
1983–2025
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal, 1983–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2025, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal stood at 0.8472 GPIA.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal peaked at 0.974 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6358 GPIA, in 1983.
Nepal ranks 197th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Nepal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.6358 GPIA | — |
| 1984 | 0.7181 GPIA | +13.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7079 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.752 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7345 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7763 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8365 GPIA | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8417 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8252 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8871 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9562 GPIA | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8888 GPIA | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.93 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9491 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9648 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9686 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9702 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9612 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9739 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.974 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.937 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9053 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9216 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9272 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9014 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.8645 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2025 | 0.8472 GPIA | -2.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.8472 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.02 GPIA, 83% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.8472 GPIA is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.01 GPIA, 84% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6769 GPIA | 0.6358 GPIA | 0.7181 GPIA | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.73 GPIA | 0.7079 GPIA | 0.752 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8529 GPIA | 0.7345 GPIA | 0.9562 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9623 GPIA | 0.937 GPIA | 0.974 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.8945 GPIA | 0.8472 GPIA | 0.9272 GPIA | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 194 Eswatini 0.8935 GPIA compare
- 195 Mozambique 0.8528 GPIA
- 196 Uzbekistan 0.8512 GPIA compare
- 198 Tajikistan 0.8255 GPIA compare
- 199 Bermuda 0.8206 GPIA compare
- 200 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.7976 GPIA compare
More education data for Nepal
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1204 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal was 0.8472 GPIA in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.974 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6358 GPIA in 1983.
- How does Nepal rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Nepal ranks 197th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. 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 School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release