Nepal vs Upper middle income: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male

Nepal
1.20 million number
in 2018
Upper middle income
18.89 million number
in 2019
Nepal rank
18th
Upper middle income rank
21st

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male over time

  • Nepal
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 18.89 million number against 1.20 million number in Nepal, a difference of 17.69 million number.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 15.7 times Nepal's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

Nepal ranks 18th and Upper middle income ranks 21st of 83 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 1.99 million number 79.26 million number 77.27 million number Upper middle income
1990s 1.90 million number 57.21 million number 55.30 million number Upper middle income
2000s 1.84 million number 30.73 million number 28.89 million number Upper middle income
2010s 1.41 million number 20.99 million number 19.58 million number Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher illiterate population, 25-64 years, male, Nepal or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 18.89 million number against 1.20 million number in Nepal as of 2019.
What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, male between Nepal and Upper middle income?
17.69 million number, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Upper middle income?
5 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
How do Nepal and Upper middle income rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, male?
Nepal ranks 18th and Upper middle income ranks 21st of 83 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,243 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of males from age 25 to age 64 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.