Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Nepal

Nepal: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 129.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
129.0%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
1st
of 188 countries
All-time high
129.8%
in 2016
All-time low
69.5%
in 1993
Years of data
25
1991–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Nepal, 1991–2019

0501001501991200520191991: 69.7 %1993: 69.5 %1994: 71.7 %1995: 73.3 %1996: 77.8 %1999: 78.8 %2000: 82.9 %2001: 81.7 %2002: 87.3 %2003: 87.6 %2004: 89.3 %2005: 94.2 %2006: 102.5 %2007: 103 %2008: 104.8 %2009: 113.8 %2010: 121.2 %2011: 126.7 %2012: 129 %2013: 128.4 %2014: 127.5 %2015: 128.7 %2016: 129.8 %2017: 128.4 %2019: 129 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Nepal recorded 129.0% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in 2019.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Nepal peaked at 129.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 69.5%, in 1993.

That places Nepal 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Nepal, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%) in Nepal, 1991 to 2019.
Year % Change
1991 69.7%
1993 69.5% -0.2%
1994 71.7% +3.2%
1995 73.3% +2.3%
1996 77.8% +6.1%
1999 78.8% +1.3%
2000 82.9% +5.2%
2001 81.7% -1.4%
2002 87.3% +6.8%
2003 87.6% +0.4%
2004 89.3% +1.9%
2005 94.2% +5.5%
2006 102.5% +8.8%
2007 103.0% +0.4%
2008 104.8% +1.8%
2009 113.8% +8.6%
2010 121.2% +6.4%
2011 126.7% +4.6%
2012 129.0% +1.8%
2013 128.4% -0.5%
2014 127.5% -0.7%
2015 128.7% +1.0%
2016 129.8% +0.8%
2017 128.4% -1.0%
2019 129.0% +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 73.5% 69.5% 78.8% 6
2000s 94.7% 81.7% 113.8% 10
2010s 127.6% 121.2% 129.8% 9

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 2 Sweden 127.1% compare
  2. 3 Sierra Leone 125.5% compare
  3. 4 Costa Rica 124.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Nepal?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Nepal was 129.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 129.8% in 2016.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 69.5% in 1993.
How does Nepal rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
Nepal ranks 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.