School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender in Nepal
Nepal: School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender was 0.9962 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9962 GPIA
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
107th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.07 GPIA
in 2015
All-time low
0.6027 GPIA
in 1991
Years of data
30
1991–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Nepal, 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Nepal stood at 0.9962 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Nepal peaked at 1.07 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.6027 GPIA, in 1991.
Nepal ranks 107th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender in Nepal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.6027 GPIA | — |
| 1993 | 0.6356 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 0.6574 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.6726 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.6973 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.7421 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7576 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8003 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8225 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8447 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.85 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8855 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9231 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.958 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9785 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.03 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.04 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9749 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9962 GPIA | +2.2% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.9962 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9951 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.9962 GPIA is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.05 GPIA, 95% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6679 GPIA | 0.6027 GPIA | 0.7421 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.8827 GPIA | 0.7576 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9749 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 5 |
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 and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Nepal?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Nepal was 0.9962 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6027 GPIA in 1991.
- How does Nepal rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Nepal ranks 107th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. 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 and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release