Why are girls lagging in SEE results?

KATHMANDU, July 19: This year's (2025) Secondary Education Examination (SEE) results, published by the National Examination Board (NEB), show that community schools have improved their performance by 10 percent compared to last year. This is a positive sign. However, the data reveal that girls have fallen behind in all grade categories.

Not only that, but the majority of students who failed (non-graded) are girls. This year, a total of 438,896 students took part in the SEE exam. Among them, 305,127 were from community schools, and 133,769 were from private schools. The pass rate for community schools stands at 51.51 percent.