Nepal vs WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male
Nepal
36.8%
in 2019
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
80.7%
in 2024
Nepal rank
78th
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank
79th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male over time
- Nepal
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 80.7% against 36.8% in Nepal, a difference of 43.9%.
That makes WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 2.2 times Nepal's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.
Nepal ranks 78th and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 79th of 87 countries.
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.4% | 49.2% | 32.8% | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 1990s | 24.5% | 57.3% | 32.8% | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 30.3% | 69.1% | 38.8% | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 41.1% | 76.9% | 35.8% | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, Nepal or WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), at 80.7% against 36.8% in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male between Nepal and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 43.9%, with WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2019.
- How do Nepal and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- Nepal ranks 78th and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 79th of 87 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release