School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Nepal

Nepal: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind was 1.02 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.02 GPI
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
24th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.07 GPI
in 2013
All-time low
0.6014 GPI
in 1991
Years of data
25
1991–2019

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Nepal, 1991–2019

00.250.50.7511991200520191991: 0.601 GPI1993: 0.636 GPI1994: 0.66 GPI1995: 0.675 GPI1996: 0.698 GPI1999: 0.737 GPI2000: 0.751 GPI2001: 0.801 GPI2002: 0.819 GPI2003: 0.843 GPI2004: 0.851 GPI2005: 0.894 GPI2006: 0.938 GPI2007: 0.976 GPI2008: 1 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

Nepal recorded 1.02 GPI for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in 2019.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Nepal peaked at 1.07 GPI in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.6014 GPI, in 1991.

That places Nepal 24th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6678 GPI 0.6014 GPI 0.7365 GPI 6
2000s 0.891 GPI 0.7513 GPI 1.03 GPI 10
2010s 1.05 GPI 1.02 GPI 1.07 GPI 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Nepal?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Nepal was 1.02 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPI in 2013.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6014 GPI in 1991.
How does Nepal rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind?
Nepal ranks 24th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, 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, 4,492 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. 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.