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

Nepal
71.1%
in 2018
Upper middle income
65.5%
in 2019
Nepal rank
11th
Upper middle income rank
9th

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female over time

  • Nepal
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 71.1% against 65.5% in Upper middle income, a difference of 5.6%.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Upper middle income ahead.

Nepal ranks 11th and Upper middle income ranks 9th of 87 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 1 and Upper middle income in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 57.7% 67.2% 9.5% Upper middle income
1990s 62.9% 68.2% 5.3% Upper middle income
2000s 64.7% 68.1% 3.4% Upper middle income
2010s 69.0% 66.0% 3.0% Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female, Nepal or Upper middle income?
Nepal, at 71.1% against 65.5% in Upper middle income as of 2018.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female between Nepal and Upper middle income?
5.6%, with Nepal 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, % female?
Nepal ranks 11th and Upper middle income ranks 9th of 87 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female. 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, % female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
126 places, 2,267 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Share of the adult illiterate population (age 15+) that is female.