human development reports This section presents Human Development Reports for the country (Nepal). Please visit our global website for regional (Asia-Pacific) and global human development reports. Nepal’s HDI value and rank Nepal’s HDI value for 2017 is 0.574— which put the country in the medium human development category—positioning it at 149 out of 189 countries and territories. Between 1990 and 2017, Nepal’s HDI value increased from 0.378 to 0.574, an increase of 51.9 percent. The 2016 Human Development Report focuses on how human development can be ensured for everyone—now and in the future. It starts with an account of the achievements, challenges and hopes for human progress, envisioning where humanity wants to go. Its vision draws from and builds on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development that the 193 member states of the United Nations endorsed last year I am delighted to launch the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) flagship Human Development Report here in Colombia -- a country that has made great progress over the past number of decades. This is borne out by its rank on the Human Development Index, which has risen from 95 to 79. UNDP in Nepal. VISION STATEMENT. UNDP Nepal works with the people and Government of Nepal, and other development partners to pursue equitable and sustainable human development goals through eradication of poverty, increase in livelihood opportunities, improvement in community resilience against conflict, disasters and impact of climate change, while laying down strong foundations for a society based on rule of law with an inclusive and participatory democracy. As one of the world’s largest multilateral development agencies, present in over 170 countries and territories, UNDP is on the frontlines of anticipating, understanding and acting on today’s opportunities and risks. View more. Featured publications. You are at UNDP Nepal .

Note a. Estimates modelled by the International Labour Organization. b. Data are the annual average of projected values for 2015-2020. c. Data refer to the most recent year available during the period specified.

However, the country’s HDI (Human Development Index) value for 2017 moved to 0.574, up from the previous year’s 0.558, which puts Nepal in the ‘medium human development’ category alongside India ranked at 130, Bhutan (134), Bangladesh (136) and Pakistan (150). One in three people worldwide continue to live in low levels of human development, as measured by the Human Development Index. More than 250 million people in the world face discrimination on the basis of their ethnicity. In 100 countries, women are legally excluded from some jobs because of their gender. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) ranks countries into four tiers of human development by combining measurements of life expectancy, education, and per capita income into the Human Development Index (HDI) in its annual Human Development Report.. The HDI is a summary index using life expectancy at birth, expected years of schooling for children and mean years of schooling for The National Planning Commission (NPC) is the apex advisory body of the Government of Nepal for formulating a national vision, periodic plans and policies for development. It is headed by the Right Honorable Prime Minister. The NPC assesses resource needs, identifies sources of funding, and allocates budget for socio-economic development.