Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Nepal
Nepal: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 180,840 number in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Nepal, 1981–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Nepal stood at 180,840 number. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Nepal peaked at 817,485 number in 1981 and was at its lowest, 180,840 number, in 2018.
That places Nepal 24th out of 86 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Nepal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 817,485 number | — |
| 1991 | 597,998 number | -26.8% |
| 2001 | 446,194 number | -25.4% |
| 2011 | 256,841 number | -42.4% |
| 2018 | 180,840 number | -29.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 817,485 number | 817,485 number | 817,485 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 597,998 number | 597,998 number | 597,998 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 446,194 number | 446,194 number | 446,194 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 218,840 number | 180,840 number | 256,841 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, male in Nepal?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Nepal was 180,840 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 817,485 number in 1981.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 180,840 number in 2018.
- How does Nepal rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- Nepal ranks 24th out of 86 countries with data for 2018.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of males between age 15 and age 24 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.