Nepal Literacy Rate | Chart & Data

Nepal Literacy Rate (1981-2021)

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Literacy Rate

Nepal literacy rate for 2021 was 71.15%, a 2.44% increase from 2019.

Nepal literacy rate for 2019 was 68.71%, a 3.21% increase from 2016.
Nepal literacy rate for 2016 was 65.50%, a 5.5% increase from 2011.
Nepal literacy rate for 2011 was 60.00%, a 11% increase from 2001.

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.