Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Nepal

Nepal: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 1.02 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.02 GPI
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
25th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.08 GPI
in 2013
All-time low
0.6033 GPI
in 1991
Years of data
25
1991–2019

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

00.250.50.7511991200520191991: 0.603 GPI1993: 0.639 GPI1994: 0.662 GPI1995: 0.678 GPI1996: 0.7 GPI1999: 0.741 GPI2000: 0.758 GPI2001: 0.801 GPI2002: 0.819 GPI2003: 0.844 GPI2004: 0.852 GPI2005: 0.892 GPI2006: 0.936 GPI2007: 0.974 GPI2008: 0.998 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 1.1 GPI2011: 1.1 GPI2012: 1.1 GPI2013: 1.1 GPI2014: 1.1 GPI2015: 1.1 GPI2016: 1.1 GPI2017: 1 GPI2019: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Nepal is 1.02 GPI, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Nepal peaked at 1.08 GPI in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.6033 GPI, in 1991.

Nepal ranks 25th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Nepal, 1991 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1991 0.6033 GPI
1993 0.6388 GPI +5.9%
1994 0.6625 GPI +3.7%
1995 0.6777 GPI +2.3%
1996 0.6996 GPI +3.2%
1999 0.741 GPI +5.9%
2000 0.758 GPI +2.3%
2001 0.8005 GPI +5.6%
2002 0.8186 GPI +2.3%
2003 0.8441 GPI +3.1%
2004 0.8519 GPI +0.9%
2005 0.8922 GPI +4.7%
2006 0.9357 GPI +4.9%
2007 0.9742 GPI +4.1%
2008 0.9983 GPI +2.5%
2009 1.03 GPI +3.1%
2010 1.05 GPI +2.5%
2011 1.07 GPI +1.0%
2012 1.08 GPI +1.3%
2013 1.08 GPI +0.2%
2014 1.07 GPI -0.6%
2015 1.07 GPI -0.4%
2016 1.07 GPI -0.5%
2017 1.03 GPI -3.2%
2019 1.02 GPI -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6705 GPI 0.6033 GPI 0.741 GPI 6
2000s 0.8903 GPI 0.758 GPI 1.03 GPI 10
2010s 1.06 GPI 1.02 GPI 1.08 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 22 Burkina Faso 1.02 GPI compare
  2. 23 Madagascar 1.02 GPI compare
  3. 24 Sierra Leone 1.02 GPI compare
  4. 26 Belgium 1.02 GPI compare
  5. 27 Lesotho 1.02 GPI compare
  6. 28 Honduras 1.02 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Nepal?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Nepal was 1.02 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPI in 2013.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6033 GPI in 1991.
How does Nepal rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Nepal ranks 25th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
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

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary to male gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary. 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.