Nepal vs World: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes
Nepal
127.6%
in 2019
World
95.6%
in 2019
Nepal rank
1st
World rank
2nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time
- Nepal
- World
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 127.6% against 95.6% in World, a difference of 32.0%.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.3 times World's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.
Nepal ranks 1st and World ranks 2nd of 188 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.8% | 88.4% | 3.4% | Nepal |
| 2000s | 100.6% | 92.6% | 8.0% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 123.9% | 96.3% | 27.7% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Nepal or World?
- Nepal, at 127.6% against 95.6% in World as of 2019.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Nepal and World?
- 32.0%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and World?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2019.
- How do Nepal and World rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Nepal ranks 1st and World ranks 2nd of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.