Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal
Nepal: Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9952 index in 2024. ▼ Falling
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 0.9952 index for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal peaked at 1.06 index in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9734 index, in 2023.
Nepal ranks 122nd of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.06 index | 1.06 index | 1.06 index | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.9861 index | 0.9734 index | 0.9954 index | 4 |
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More education data for Nepal
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 128.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 157,456 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.96 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 126.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal?
- Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal was 0.9952 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 index in 2016.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9734 index in 2023.
- How does Nepal rank for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Nepal ranks 122nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in lower secondary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.