National Census 2078 has highlighted the gender disparity in management education in Nepal. According to the census, a total of 35.1 percent of the respondents have received higher education in management, but the majority of them are men. Among the male respondents, 36.9 percent have studied management, whereas only 33.1 percent of women received higher education in management.
In contrast, women have shown a greater interest in education and pedagogy. The census reveals that 36.1 percent of women have studied pedagogy, while only 24.6 percent of men have pursued education as their field of study.
The census results also indicate that education is the second most popular field of study among the respondents, with 29.9 percent of them having pursued it. Humanities and social sciences came third with 11.5 percent of the respondents having studied them.
In terms of other fields of study, science, health, technology, engineering, computer information technology, law, agriculture, forestry, and animal sciences, veterinary, and fisheries have a low representation among the respondents. Science is the most popular among them with only 7.1 percent of the respondents having studied it.
Gender-wise, women and men have an equal representation in the humanities and social sciences field, with 11.6 percent of the respondents having studied it.
The census results suggest that there is a need for more initiatives to encourage women to pursue management education, which is currently dominated by men. Women should be given equal opportunities and support to excel in their chosen fields of study. The census results also highlight the need for more investments in science and technology education, which currently have low representation among the respondents.
View the official data below.
| Subjects/areas studied by individuals | ||||||
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Subject/Field of Study |
Total | Male | Female | |||
| Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | |
| Humanities and Social Sciences | 458216 | 11.5 | 215101 | 11.5 | 213115 | 11.6 |
| Management | 1395310 | 35.1 | 786334 | 36.9 | 608976 | 33.1 |
| Education | 1189556 | 29.9 | 523834 | 24.6 | 665722 | 36.1 |
| Science and Technology | 281887 | 7.1 | 187158 | 8.8 | 94729 | 5.1 |
| Health/Medicine | 173808 | 4.4 | 69912 | 3.3 | 103896 | 5.6 |
| Engineering | 120633 | 3 | 102892 | 4.8 | 17741 | 1 |
| Law | 29795 | 0.8 | 20925 | 1 | 8870 | 0.5 |
| Agriculture | 25932 | 0.7 | 15069 | 0.7 | 10863 | 0.6 |
| Forestry | 12920 | 0.3 | 7844 | 0.4 | 5076 | 0.3 |
| Animal Science, Veterinary Science, and Fisheries | 9309 | 0.2 | 6616 | 0.3 | 2693 | 0.1 |
| Computer/Information Technology | 45880 | 1.2 | 34802 | 1.6 | 11078 | 0.6 |
| Others | 71032 | 1.8 | 42498 | 2 | 28534 | 1.5 |
| Not Mentioned | 158386 | 4 | 87374 | 4.1 | 71012 | 3.9 |
| Total | 3972664 | 100 | 2130359 | 100 | 1842305 | 100 |
