Nepal vs WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female
Nepal
54.2%
in 2019
WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
84.3%
in 2024
Nepal rank
73rd
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank
76th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female over time
- Nepal
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 84.3% against 54.2% in Nepal, a difference of 30.1%.
That makes WB: Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 1.6 times Nepal's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, WB: Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.
Nepal ranks 73rd and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 76th of 88 countries.
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.8% | 47.4% | 40.6% | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 1990s | 10.6% | 59.5% | 48.9% | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 27.7% | 74.8% | 47.0% | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 48.1% | 81.1% | 32.9% | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, Nepal or WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025), at 84.3% against 54.2% in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female between Nepal and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 30.1%, with WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2019.
- How do Nepal and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- Nepal ranks 73rd and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 76th of 88 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%). 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