School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Nepal
Nepal: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9994 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Nepal, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 0.9994 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in 2024.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Nepal peaked at 1.07 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.358 GPIA, in 1981.
Nepal ranks 115th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Nepal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.358 GPIA | — |
| 1982 | 0.3695 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.38 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.4033 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 0.413 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4226 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.434 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.464 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 0.5191 GPIA | +11.9% |
| 1990 | 0.5512 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 0.5785 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6079 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6212 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6448 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6628 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.6883 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.7287 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.7463 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7781 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7994 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8218 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8736 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9125 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9465 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9645 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9768 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.04 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9852 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9994 GPIA | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4182 GPIA | 0.358 GPIA | 0.5191 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.6354 GPIA | 0.5512 GPIA | 0.7287 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.8688 GPIA | 0.7463 GPIA | 0.9768 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9852 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More education data for Nepal
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 157,456 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 128.56 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 128.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Nepal?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Nepal was 0.9994 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.358 GPIA in 1981.
- How does Nepal rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Nepal ranks 115th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release