Nepal vs World: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female

Nepal
129.0%
in 2019
World
94.8%
in 2019
Nepal rank
1st
World rank
2nd

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female over time

  • Nepal
  • World
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 129.0% against 94.8% in World, a difference of 34.2%.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.4 times World's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1993 it was World ahead.

Nepal ranks 1st and World ranks 2nd of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 2 and World in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal World Difference Ahead
1990s 74.2% 84.0% 9.8% World
2000s 94.7% 90.1% 4.6% Nepal
2010s 127.6% 95.8% 31.8% Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female, Nepal or World?
Nepal, at 129.0% against 94.8% in World as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female between Nepal and World?
34.2%, 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, female?
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, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female 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.