Nepal vs WB: Small States: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index
Nepal
0.67 GPIA
in 2019
WB: Small States
0.96 GPIA
in 2024
Nepal rank
72nd
WB: Small States rank
71st
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Nepal
- WB: Small States
How they compare
WB: Small States currently reports 0.96 GPIA against 0.67 GPIA in Nepal, a difference of 0.29 GPIA.
That makes WB: Small States's figure about 1.4 times Nepal's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, WB: Small States has been ahead every year.
Nepal ranks 72nd and WB: Small States ranks 71st of 87 countries.
WB: Small States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | WB: Small States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.25 GPIA | 0.94 GPIA | 0.69 GPIA | WB: Small States |
| 2000s | 0.4472 GPIA | 0.955 GPIA | 0.5078 GPIA | WB: Small States |
| 2010s | 0.6311 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 0.3189 GPIA | WB: Small States |
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 WB: Small States?
- WB: Small States, at 0.96 GPIA against 0.67 GPIA in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index between Nepal and WB: Small States?
- 0.29 GPIA, with WB: Small States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and WB: Small States?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2019.
- How do Nepal and WB: Small States rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- Nepal ranks 72nd and WB: Small States 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