School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Nepal
Nepal: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 1.04 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Nepal, 1983–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 1.04 GPI for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in 2019.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Nepal peaked at 1.05 GPI in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3756 GPI, in 1983.
Nepal ranks 88th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.3756 GPI | — |
| 1989 | 0.5017 GPI | +33.6% |
| 1990 | 0.537 GPI | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5652 GPI | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7264 GPI | +28.5% |
| 2002 | 0.768 GPI | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7934 GPI | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8575 GPI | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8988 GPI | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9532 GPI | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9705 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 1 GPI | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.04 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.04 GPI | +0.4% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 1.04 GPI is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9957 GPI, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 1.04 GPI is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.04 GPI, 99% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +33.6% | 0.3756 GPI | 0.5017 GPI |
| 2000 | +28.5% | 0.5652 GPI | 0.7264 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4387 GPI | 0.3756 GPI | 0.5017 GPI | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.5511 GPI | 0.537 GPI | 0.5652 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8526 GPI | 0.7264 GPI | 0.9705 GPI | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPI | 1 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 7 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More education data for Nepal
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.55 (2025)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.24 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Nepal?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Nepal was 1.04 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3756 GPI in 1983.
- How does Nepal rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Nepal ranks 88th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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 to tertiary, 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.