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

Latest (2025)
1.03 index
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
51st
of 165 countries
All-time high
1.03 index
in 2025
All-time low
0.2038 index
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025

Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal, 1981–2025

0.20.40.60.811981200320251981: 0.204 index1982: 0.218 index1983: 0.238 index1984: 0.255 index1985: 0.276 index1986: 0.297 index1987: 0.32 index1988: 0.347 index1989: 0.375 index1990: 0.407 index1991: 0.436 index1992: 0.471 index1993: 0.502 index1994: 0.53 index1995: 0.554 index1996: 0.579 index1997: 0.603 index1998: 0.628 index1999: 0.654 index2000: 0.681 index2001: 0.71 index2002: 0.737 index2003: 0.767 index2004: 0.797 index2005: 0.825 index2006: 0.852 index2007: 0.874 index2008: 0.892 index2009: 0.91 index2010: 0.924 index2011: 0.94 index2012: 0.954 index2013: 0.968 index2014: 0.978 index2015: 0.988 index2016: 0.995 index2017: 1 index2018: 1 index2019: 1 index2020: 1 index2021: 1 index2022: 1 index2023: 1 index2024: 1 index2025: 1 index

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 48 Paraguay 1.04 index compare
  2. 49 Angola 1.04 index compare
  3. 50 El Salvador 1.03 index compare
  4. 52 Algeria 1.03 index compare
  5. 53 Philippines 1.03 index compare
  6. 54 Cote d'Ivoire 1.03 index compare

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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

Indicator
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Unit
index
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
165 places, 7,390 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

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.