Literacy Situation of Nepal
|
1980
|
1990
|
1998
|
|
6+ population
|
12180000
|
15148000
|
18047000
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
23%
|
39%
|
48%
|
|
Literate Population
|
2801400
|
5907720
|
8662560
|
|
Illiterate Population
|
9378600
|
9240280
|
9384440
|
Gross Enrollment Rate in Primary Level
| |
1991
|
1991
|
1997
|
1997
|
|
Region
|
Total (%)
|
Girl (%)
|
Total (%)
|
Girl (%)
|
|
Mountain
|
128.3
|
86.1
|
141.6
|
108.9
|
|
Hill
|
140.1
|
109.9
|
148.8
|
133.1
|
|
Terai
|
87.7
|
61.9
|
94.2
|
73.7
|
|
Kathmandu Valley
|
148.7
|
143.2
|
160.0
|
161.1
|
Literacy Rate Among Difference Development
Region ( 1997)
|
Development Region
|
Male(%)
|
Female(%)
|
Total(%)
|
|
Eastern
|
67.5
|
37.3
|
52.4
|
|
Central
|
61.8
|
31.2
|
46.5
|
|
Western
|
78.5
|
51.7
|
65.1
|
|
Mid Western
|
59.3
|
23.3
|
41.3
|
|
Far Western
|
64.8
|
27.6
|
46.2
|
Literacy Situation in Mountain, Hills and Tarai
Region
|
Geographical Region
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
|
Mountain
|
43.23
|
13.42
|
27.73
|
|
Hill
|
61.75
|
31.00
|
45.51
|
|
Terai
|
45.44
|
19.92
|
32.61
|
Source: Women in Nepal, Some Statistical facts,
CBS, 1999
Disparity between Urban and Rural Literacy
Rate
| |
|
1981
|
|
|
1991
|
|
| |
Both
|
Male
|
Female
|
Both
|
Male
|
Female
|
|
Rural
|
21.4
|
32.0
|
10.3
|
36.8
|
51.9
|
22.0
|
|
Urban
|
50.5
|
61/1
|
38.2
|
66.9
|
48.0
|
54.8
|
Gross Enrollment by Development Region
|
Development Region
|
1996
Primary Grade
1-5
|
|
1997
Primary Grade
1-5
|
|
| |
Total
|
Girls
|
Total
|
Girls
|
|
Nepal
|
117.2
|
98.6
|
122.1
|
103.8
|
|
Eastern
|
115.8
|
102.3
|
120.3
|
106.5
|
|
Central
|
107.8
|
89.6
|
116.8
|
94.5
|
|
Western
|
145.4
|
130.5
|
141.9
|
135.5
|
|
Mid Western
|
103.7
|
77.1
|
115.0
|
89.0
|
|
Far Western
|
111.3
|
80.1
|
111.9
|
81
|
Disparity in Net Enrollment Rate between Boys
and Girls.
| |
Primary
|
L. Secondary
|
Secondary
|
Total
|
|
Total
|
69.6
|
28.2
|
19.1
|
48.6
|
|
Boys
|
78.6
|
34.0
|
24.1
|
56.3
|
|
Girls
|
59.9
|
22.3
|
14.3
|
40.7
|
Source: Educational Statistics of Nepal, 1997,
MOE
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