Nepal vs UNESCO: Sids: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index
Nepal
0.67 GPIA
in 2019
UNESCO: Sids
0.96 GPIA
in 2023
Nepal rank
72nd
UNESCO: Sids rank
71st
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Nepal
- UNESCO: Sids
How they compare
UNESCO: Sids currently reports 0.96 GPIA against 0.67 GPIA in Nepal, a difference of 0.29 GPIA.
That makes UNESCO: Sids's figure about 1.4 times Nepal's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, UNESCO: Sids has been ahead every year.
Nepal ranks 72nd and UNESCO: Sids ranks 71st of 87 countries.
UNESCO: Sids has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | UNESCO: Sids | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.25 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 0.7 GPIA | UNESCO: Sids |
| 2000s | 0.4472 GPIA | 0.955 GPIA | 0.5078 GPIA | UNESCO: Sids |
| 2010s | 0.6311 GPIA | 0.96 GPIA | 0.3289 GPIA | UNESCO: Sids |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index, Nepal or UNESCO: Sids?
- UNESCO: Sids, at 0.96 GPIA against 0.67 GPIA in Nepal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index between Nepal and UNESCO: Sids?
- 0.29 GPIA, with UNESCO: Sids ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and UNESCO: Sids?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2019.
- How do Nepal and UNESCO: Sids rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- Nepal ranks 72nd and UNESCO: Sids ranks 71st of 87 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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