Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal
Nepal: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.03 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal is 1.03 index, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal peaked at 1.03 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2038 index, in 1981.
Nepal ranks 51st of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2812 index | 0.2038 index | 0.3753 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.5363 index | 0.4067 index | 0.6536 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8043 index | 0.6814 index | 0.9097 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.977 index | 0.9244 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 index | 1.02 index | 1.03 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 48 Paraguay 1.04 index compare
- 49 Angola 1.04 index compare
- 50 El Salvador 1.03 index compare
- 52 Algeria 1.03 index compare
- 53 Philippines 1.03 index compare
- 54 Cote d'Ivoire 1.03 index compare
More gender data for Nepal
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 264,089 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 273,367 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 265,882 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 274,092 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 268,570 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 277,470 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 269,376 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 278,739 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 268,202 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 278,096 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal was 1.03 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2038 index in 1981.
- How does Nepal rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Nepal ranks 51st out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.