School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Nepal
Nepal: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.9653 GPIA in 2025. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal is 0.9653 GPIA, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal peaked at 1.07 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1842 GPIA, in 1970.
That places Nepal 170th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1842 GPIA | — |
| 1981 | 0.3866 GPIA | +109.9% |
| 1982 | 0.4001 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4073 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.432 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4487 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.4538 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4629 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4916 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 0.5574 GPIA | +13.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5905 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 0.6213 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.6491 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.659 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6788 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.691 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7122 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7474 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.7677 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.82 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8437 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8651 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8651 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8963 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.938 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9726 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9956 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.04 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9635 GPIA | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9967 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 0.9653 GPIA | -3.1% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.9653 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9807 GPIA, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.9653 GPIA is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.04 GPIA, 93% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) 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 | +109.9% | 0.1842 GPIA | 0.3866 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1842 GPIA | 0.1842 GPIA | 0.1842 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.4489 GPIA | 0.3866 GPIA | 0.5574 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.6687 GPIA | 0.5905 GPIA | 0.7474 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.8983 GPIA | 0.7677 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.9635 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
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, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal was 0.9653 GPIA in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1842 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Nepal rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Nepal ranks 170th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. 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, 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