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.
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0197 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.0316 index | +60.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0486 index | +53.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0666 index | +37.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0815 index | +22.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0963 index | +18.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1107 index | +14.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1214 index | +9.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1291 index | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1401 index | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1547 index | +10.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1668 index | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1854 index | +11.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2078 index | +12.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2316 index | +11.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2597 index | +12.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2949 index | +13.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3315 index | +12.4% |
| 1999 | 0.369 index | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4122 index | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4489 index | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 0.485 index | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5131 index | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5401 index | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5718 index | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.605 index | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6486 index | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6897 index | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7384 index | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7805 index | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8065 index | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8174 index | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8195 index | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8195 index | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8216 index | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.83 index | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8423 index | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8559 index | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8648 index | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8758 index | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8767 index | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8825 index | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8927 index | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9001 index | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.9125 index | +1.4% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.9125 index is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.04 index, 88% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.9125 index is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.01 index, 91% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +60.8% | 0.0197 index | 0.0316 index |
| 1983 | +53.9% | 0.0316 index | 0.0486 index |
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 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More gender data for Nepal
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,927 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7039 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 22,583 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 22,583 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
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.