Nepal vs Vanuatu: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Nepal
0.9653 index
in 2025
Vanuatu
0.9617 index
in 2024
Nepal rank
170th
Vanuatu rank
173rd
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Nepal
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 0.9653 index against 0.9617 index in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.0036 index.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Nepal ranks 170th and Vanuatu ranks 173rd of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1842 index | 0.855 index | 0.6708 index | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 0.472 index | 1.05 index | 0.5788 index | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 0.6577 index | 0.9603 index | 0.3026 index | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 0.8983 index | 0.9715 index | 0.0733 index | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 1.06 index | 0.9485 index | 0.1092 index | Nepal |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 0.961 index | 0.0464 index | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index, Nepal or Vanuatu?
- Nepal, at 0.9653 index against 0.9617 index in Vanuatu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Nepal and Vanuatu?
- 0.0036 index, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Vanuatu?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Vanuatu rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Nepal ranks 170th and Vanuatu ranks 173rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.