School enrollment, primary, female in Nepal
Nepal: School enrollment, primary, female was 126.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Nepal, 1970–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2025, school enrollment, primary, female in Nepal stood at 126.4%.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Nepal peaked at 156.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 1970.
That places Nepal 6th out of 203 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 50.0% | 37.7% | 72.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 89.2% | 80.6% | 95.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 113.4% | 96.0% | 142.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 147.6% | 140.2% | 156.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 124.0% | 120.1% | 126.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 3 Rwanda 146.7% compare
- 4 Malawi 140.7% compare
- 5 Madagascar 135.6% compare
- 7 Turks and Caicos Islands 124.1% compare
- 8 East Timor 120.6% compare
- 9 Myanmar 119.8% compare
More education data for Nepal
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 128.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 157,456 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary, male 130.6% (2025)
- Labor force, total 8.36 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 37.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9234 GPI (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in Nepal?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Nepal was 126.4% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 156.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 1970.
- How does Nepal rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Nepal ranks 6th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.