Share of all students in secondary … general adjusted gender parity in Nepal
Nepal: Share of all students in secondary … general adjusted gender parity was 0.9987 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.9987 GPIA
World rank
190th
of 217 countries
All-time high
1.03 GPIA
in 1999
All-time low
0.9987 GPIA
in 2024
Years of data
21
1999–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Nepal, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Nepal stood at 0.9987 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Nepal peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.9987 GPIA, in 2024.
Nepal ranks 190th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in secondary … general adjusted gender parity in Nepal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.03 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9987 GPIA | -0.6% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.9987 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.01 GPIA, 99% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.9987 GPIA is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.03 GPIA, 97% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.9987 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 191 Kenya 0.9979 GPIA compare
- 192 Central African Republic 0.9968 GPIA compare
- 193 Puerto Rico 0.9956 GPIA compare
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 share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Nepal?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Nepal was 0.9987 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9987 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Nepal rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Nepal ranks 190th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release