Nepal vs Upper middle income: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male

Nepal
1.81 million number
in 2018
Upper middle income
34.29 million number
in 2019
Nepal rank
21st
Upper middle income rank
20th

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male over time

  • Nepal
  • Upper middle income
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M197619972019

How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 34.29 million number against 1.81 million number in Nepal, a difference of 32.48 million number.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 18.9 times Nepal's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

Nepal ranks 21st and Upper middle income ranks 20th of 87 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 3.03 million number 109.84 million number 106.81 million number Upper middle income
1990s 2.78 million number 85.78 million number 83.00 million number Upper middle income
2000s 2.63 million number 53.00 million number 50.37 million number Upper middle income
2010s 2.07 million number 37.79 million number 35.72 million number Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male, Nepal or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 34.29 million number against 1.81 million number in Nepal as of 2019.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male between Nepal and Upper middle income?
32.48 million number, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Upper middle income?
5 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
How do Nepal and Upper middle income rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
Nepal ranks 21st and Upper middle income ranks 20th of 87 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
126 places, 2,271 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of males over age 15 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.