School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Nepal
Nepal: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 1.03 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Nepal, 1981–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Nepal stood at 1.03 GPI.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Nepal peaked at 1.06 GPI in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.3578 GPI, in 1981.
Nepal ranks 28th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Nepal, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.3578 GPI | — |
| 1982 | 0.3691 GPI | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3795 GPI | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.4025 GPI | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4118 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4208 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4314 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4602 GPI | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 0.5141 GPI | +11.7% |
| 1990 | 0.5466 GPI | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 0.5767 GPI | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 0.6065 GPI | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6217 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6474 GPI | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 0.666 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.6893 GPI | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7211 GPI | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7371 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7742 GPI | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7902 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.814 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8743 GPI | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9198 GPI | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9578 GPI | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9768 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9938 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.03 GPI | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 1.04 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.06 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.05 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.04 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPI | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4164 GPI | 0.3578 GPI | 0.5141 GPI | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.6344 GPI | 0.5466 GPI | 0.7211 GPI | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.8709 GPI | 0.7371 GPI | 0.9938 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 25 Puerto Rico 1.04 GPI compare
- 26 Bahrain 1.04 GPI compare
- 27 Armenia 1.04 GPI compare
- 29 New Zealand 1.03 GPI compare
- 30 Costa Rica 1.03 GPI compare
- 31 Nicaragua 1.03 GPI compare
More education data for Nepal
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Nepal?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Nepal was 1.03 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPI in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3578 GPI in 1981.
- How does Nepal rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Nepal ranks 28th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.