Literacy rate, youth total in Nepal
Nepal: Literacy rate, youth total was 94.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth total in Nepal, 1981–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of people ages 15-24.
Analysis
In 2019, literacy rate, youth total in Nepal stood at 94.2%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth total in Nepal peaked at 94.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 1981.
That places Nepal 61st out of 95 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Literacy rate, youth total in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of people ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 30.0% | — |
| 1991 | 49.6% | +65.1% |
| 2001 | 70.0% | +41.2% |
| 2006 | 82.1% | +17.2% |
| 2008 | 82.3% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 84.8% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 89.1% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 92.9% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 94.2% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.0% | 30.0% | 30.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 49.6% | 49.6% | 49.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 78.1% | 70.0% | 82.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 90.3% | 84.8% | 94.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More education data for Nepal
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 124,257 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 263,796 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 752,326 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 609,324 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.57 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1204 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, youth total in Nepal?
- Literacy rate, youth total in Nepal was 94.2% in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth total recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 94.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth total recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 1981.
- How does Nepal rank for literacy rate, youth total?
- Nepal ranks 61st out of 95 countries with data for 2019.
- Is literacy rate, youth total rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.