Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal
Nepal: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9125 index in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Upper secondary completion rate, 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
In 2025, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal stood at 0.9125 index. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal peaked at 0.9125 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0197 index, in 1981.
That places Nepal 137th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0784 index | 0.0197 index | 0.1291 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.2342 index | 0.1401 index | 0.369 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5653 index | 0.4122 index | 0.7384 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8258 index | 0.7805 index | 0.8648 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.89 index | 0.8758 index | 0.9125 index | 6 |
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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 upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal?
- Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal was 0.9125 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9125 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0197 index in 1981.
- How does Nepal rank for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
- Nepal ranks 137th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Upper secondary completion rate, 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 upper secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.