Nepal: Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
In , Nepal's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) was 68.71.
That's up 2.8% from 2017, the highest value on record.
The global average for this indicator in 2019 was 89.47 .
Source: World Bank Open Data (SE.ADT.LITR.ZS) • Data as of 2019
Trend (2008–2019)
Highlights
- Peak
- 68.71
- Trough
- 55.56
Historical Data — Last 10 Years
| Year | Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) |
|---|---|
| 68.7100 | |
| 66.8654 | |
| 65.5000 | |
| 59.6300 | |
| 55.5601 |
About Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
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.
Indicator code: SE.ADT.LITR.ZS • Category: Education
Frequently asked questions
- What was Nepal's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in 2019?
- In 2019, Nepal's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) was 68.71, according to World Bank Open Data.
- Is Nepal's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) rising or falling?
- Nepal's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) rose 2.8% from 2017 to 2019.
- How does Nepal's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) compare to the world average?
- The global average for Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in 2019 was 89.47, so Nepal is below the world average.
- What is Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) and how is it measured?
- 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: World Bank Open Data (SE.ADT.LITR.ZS), CC BY 4.0.