Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI) in Nepal
Nepal: Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI) was 0.9262 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Nepal, 1983–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Nepal is 0.9262 GPI, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Nepal peaked at 0.9981 GPI in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4173 GPI, in 1983.
That places Nepal 176th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.4173 GPI | — |
| 1984 | 0.4402 GPI | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 0.488 GPI | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 0.7667 GPI | +57.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8035 GPI | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8658 GPI | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8699 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9862 GPI | +13.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9981 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9795 GPI | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9664 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9662 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9295 GPI | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9262 GPI | -0.4% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.9262 GPI is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1 GPI, 93% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.9262 GPI is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.02 GPI, 91% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total net enrolment rate, primary, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +57.1% | 0.488 GPI | 0.7667 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4485 GPI | 0.4173 GPI | 0.488 GPI | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.7667 GPI | 0.7667 GPI | 0.7667 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8464 GPI | 0.8035 GPI | 0.8699 GPI | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9646 GPI | 0.9262 GPI | 0.9981 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 total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Nepal?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Nepal was 0.9262 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9981 GPI in 2012.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4173 GPI in 1983.
- How does Nepal rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index?
- Nepal ranks 176th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female total net enrolment rate for primary to the male total net enrolment rate for primary. 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.