Which has higher illiterate population, 25-64 years, % female, Nepal or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

Nepal, at 73.6% against 64.1% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2018.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

5 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Illiterate population, 25-64 years, % female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nepal vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Illiterate population, 25-64 years, % female

Nepal

73.6%

in 2018

South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

64.1%

in 2019

Nepal rank

6th

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank

8th

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, % female over time

Nepal
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 73.6% against 64.1% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 9.5%.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1981 it was South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

Nepal ranks 6th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 8th of 83 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 3 and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nepal	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)	Difference	Ahead
1980s	57.0%	59.3%	2.3%	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
1990s	62.2%	60.1%	2.1%	Nepal
2000s	64.6%	63.0%	1.5%	Nepal
2010s	70.9%	63.8%	7.1%	Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher illiterate population, 25-64 years, % female, Nepal or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: Nepal, at 73.6% against 64.1% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2018.
What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, % female between Nepal and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 9.5%, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
How do Nepal and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, % female?: Nepal ranks 6th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 8th of 83 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Illiterate population, 25-64 years, % female. 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, % female
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 122 places, 2,239 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Share of the adult illiterate population (age 25-64) that is female.