Nepal - Literacy rate
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 14.97 |
| 1991 | 32.67 |
| 2001 | 60.14 |
| 2011 | 80.21 |
| 2018 | 90.88 |
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 45.10 |
| 1991 | 68.23 |
| 2001 | 80.62 |
| 2011 | 89.88 |
| 2018 | 94.03 |
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 30.04 |
| 1991 | 49.60 |
| 2001 | 70.05 |
| 2011 | 84.76 |
| 2018 | 92.39 |
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 9.15 |
| 1991 | 17.38 |
| 2001 | 34.89 |
| 2011 | 48.84 |
| 2018 | 59.72 |
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 31.67 |
| 1991 | 49.22 |
| 2001 | 62.71 |
| 2011 | 71.71 |
| 2018 | 78.59 |
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 20.57 |
| 1991 | 32.98 |
| 2001 | 48.61 |
| 2011 | 59.63 |
| 2018 | 67.91 |
Classification
Topic: Education Indicators
Sub-Topic: Outcomes
