School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Nepal
Nepal: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Nepal, 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Nepal stood at 1.02 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Nepal peaked at 1.07 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3763 GPIA, in 1983.
That places Nepal 124th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Nepal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.3763 GPIA | — |
| 1989 | 0.5071 GPIA | +34.8% |
| 1990 | 0.5419 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 0.5674 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7358 GPIA | +29.7% |
| 2002 | 0.778 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8028 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8598 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8949 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9431 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9554 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9949 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 1.06 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.04 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9992 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4417 GPIA | 0.3763 GPIA | 0.5071 GPIA | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.5546 GPIA | 0.5419 GPIA | 0.5674 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8528 GPIA | 0.7358 GPIA | 0.9554 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 0.9949 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9992 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 121 Switzerland 1.02 GPIA compare
- 122 Greece 1.02 GPIA compare
- 123 Georgia 1.02 GPIA compare
- 125 Russian Federation 1.02 GPIA compare
- 126 Andorra 1.02 GPIA compare
- 127 Azerbaijan 1.02 GPIA compare
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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Nepal?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Nepal was 1.02 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3763 GPIA in 1983.
- How does Nepal rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Nepal ranks 124th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release