Youth literacy in Nepal
In Nepal, 94.2% of people aged 15 to 24 could read and write in 2019. The value for 2019 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1981.
The latest value for Nepal is for 2019. Most countries have figures for 2022.
Nepal, 2019
94.2%
Change from 2017
+1.3percentage points
Youth literacy in Nepal over time
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The chart loads when you scroll to it. The table below shows the same data.
The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of people aged 15 to 24. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Nepal |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 94.2% |
| 2017 | 92.9% |
| 2016 | 89.1% |
| 2011 | 84.8% |
| 2008 | 82.3% |
| 2006 | 82.1% |
| 2001 | 70.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 92.9% in 2017, a change of +1.3 percentage points.
- Since 1981, when it was 30.0%, the figure has changed by +64.2 percentage points.