Title: Literacy Rate, Adult Total for Nepal Series ID: SEADTLITRZSNPL Source: World Bank Release: World Development Indicators (Not a Press Release) Seasonal Adjustment: Not Seasonally Adjusted Frequency: Annual Units: Percent of People Ages 15 and Above Date Range: 1981-01-01 to 2021-01-01 Last Updated: 2023-10-31 3:22 PM CDT Notes: Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Total is the percentage of the population age 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, 'literacy' also encompasses 'numeracy', the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100. World Bank Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics Source Indicator: SE.ADT.LITR.ZS DATE VALUE 1981-01-01 20.5736694335938 1982-01-01 . 1983-01-01 . 1984-01-01 . 1985-01-01 . 1986-01-01 . 1987-01-01 . 1988-01-01 . 1989-01-01 . 1990-01-01 . 1991-01-01 32.9755897521973 1992-01-01 . 1993-01-01 . 1994-01-01 . 1995-01-01 . 1996-01-01 . 1997-01-01 . 1998-01-01 . 1999-01-01 . 2000-01-01 . 2001-01-01 48.6089706420898 2002-01-01 . 2003-01-01 . 2004-01-01 . 2005-01-01 . 2006-01-01 . 2007-01-01 . 2008-01-01 . 2009-01-01 . 2010-01-01 . 2011-01-01 59.6272506713867 2012-01-01 . 2013-01-01 . 2014-01-01 . 2015-01-01 . 2016-01-01 . 2017-01-01 . 2018-01-01 . 2019-01-01 . 2020-01-01 . 2021-01-01 71.1500015258789