Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity in Nepal
Nepal: Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity was 0.998 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.998 GPIA
World rank
165th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.07 GPIA
in 1999
All-time low
0.998 GPIA
in 2024
Years of data
21
1999–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Nepal, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 0.998 GPIA for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Nepal peaked at 1.07 GPIA in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.998 GPIA, in 2024.
That places Nepal 165th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity in Nepal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.07 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.03 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.998 GPIA | -1.2% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.998 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.03 GPIA, 97% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.998 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 | 1.07 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.998 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 2 |
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 share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Nepal?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Nepal was 0.998 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPIA in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.998 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Nepal rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Nepal ranks 165th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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 upper 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