Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Nepal
Nepal: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 300,175 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Nepal, 1981–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in number.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 300,175 number for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Nepal peaked at 1.21 million number in 1991 and was at its lowest, 300,175 number, in 2018.
Nepal ranks 20th of 86 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Nepal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.20 million number | — |
| 1991 | 1.21 million number | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 958,740 number | -21.1% |
| 2011 | 557,082 number | -41.9% |
| 2018 | 300,175 number | -46.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.20 million number | 1.20 million number | 1.20 million number | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.21 million number | 1.21 million number | 1.21 million number | 1 |
| 2000s | 958,740 number | 958,740 number | 958,740 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 428,628 number | 300,175 number | 557,082 number | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More education data for Nepal
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0951 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.36 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 633,053 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 86,127 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 71,329 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 358,140 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 12.15 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Nepal?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Nepal was 300,175 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 million number in 1991.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 300,175 number in 2018.
- How does Nepal rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- Nepal ranks 20th out of 86 countries with data for 2018.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of females between age 15 and age 24 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.