Economy Profile Score Rank Index Edition (imparity = 0, parity = 1) (out of 146 countries) Nepal 0.659 116th 2023 Global Gender Gap Index 2023 Edition Overview 2023 2022 Nepal score Index and Subindex Score Rank Score Rank average score Economy Global Gender Gap Index 0.659 116th 0.692 96th 0.476 Economic Participation and Opportunity 0.476 136th 0.641 98th E d s u c c i Educational Attainment t a i 0.276 0.918 l t i o o P n 0.918 127th 0.916 125th Health and Survival 0.969 82nd 0.965 109th 0.969 Health Political Empowerment 0.276 54th 0.247 58th Global Gender Gap Index Indicators 2023 Compare with Difference Min Global average Indicator Rank Score* F-M Female vs Male Max 0 1 Min Max Economic Participation and Opportunity 136th 0.476 - - - 0-100 Labour-force participation rate % 127th 0.508 -27.04 27.91 54.95 - Wage equality for similar work 1-7 (best) 78th 0.618 - - 0-150 Estimated earned income int'l $ 1,000 130th 0.396 -3.37 2.22 5.59 0-100 Legislators, senior officials and managers % 132nd 0.152 -73.67 13.17 86.83 0-100 Professional and technical workers % 107th 0.599 -25.08 37.46 62.54 Educational Attainment 127th 0.918 - - - - Literacy rate % 129th 0.782 - - - Enrolment in primary education % - - - - - 0-200 Enrolment in secondary education % 93rd 0.987 -1.10 84.98 86.09 0-200 Enrolment in tertiary education % 1st 1.000 1.88 16.42 18.30 Health and Survival 82nd 0.969 - - - - Sex ratio at birth** % 1st 0.944 - - - Healthy life expectancy** years 93rd 1.024 - - Political Empowerment 54th 0.276 - - - 0-100 Women in parliament % 47th 0.495 -33.80 33.10 66.90 0-100 Women in ministerial positions % 95th 0.188 -68.42 15.79 84.21 0-50 Years with female/male head of state (last 50) 23rd 0.172 -35.32 7.34 42.66 Global Gender Gap Report 2023 275