TABLE 8 | LITERACY OF PERSONS 5 YRSRS OLD AND OVER, BY SEX, BY REGIONS, DISTRICTS AND PRINCIPAL CITIES | ||||||||
Percen ot population | |||||||||
Population | Able to read & Write | Able to read only | 5 Year old and over | ||||||
Region and District | 5 Year old and over | 5 Year old and over | able to re | ||||||
Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | ||
NEPAL | 3510781 | 3635465 | 290277 | 25937 | 80894 | 7098 | 8.3 | 0.7 | |
EASTERN HILLS | 710960 | 766975 | 52488 | 1825 | 27203 | 1684 | 7.4 | 0.2 | |
Sindhu Palchok | 75224 | 77011 | 3383 | 59 | 2006 | 69 | 4.5 | 0.1 | |
Kabhre Palanchok | East No.1 | 79810 | 83829 | 6140 | 209 | 4003 | 223 | 7.7 | 0.2 |
Dolakha | 50355 | 58600 | 3306 | 97 | 1418 | 73 | 6.6 | 0.2 | |
Chisankhu | East No.2 | 47682 | 53516 | 2916 | 30 | 1578 | 51 | 6.1 | 0.1 |
Chisankhu | 59874 | 65466 | 4054 | 87 | 2305 | 94 | 6.8 | 0.1 | |
Majh Kirat | East No.3 | 49589 | 54114 | 3902 | 51 | 2144 | 36 | 7.9 | 0.1 |
Bhojpur | East No.4 | 93989 | 103912 | 9776 | 400 | 5933 | 455 | 10.4 | 0.4 |
Tehrthum | 155796 | 167242 | 10649 | 285 | 4152 | 233 | 6.8 | 0.2 | |
Chhathum | Dhankuta | 51285 | 54424 | 3894 | 303 | 1247 | 243 | 7.6 | 0.6 |
Ilam | 47356 | 48861 | 4468 | 304 | 2417 | 207 | 9.4 | 0.6 | |
East Inner Tarai | 78674 | 83599 | 3950 | 68 | 2624 | 141 | 5 | 0.1 | |
Sindhuli | 41797 | 44217 | 2011 | 39 | 1387 | 75 | 4.8 | 0.1 | |
Udaipur | 36877 | 39382 | 1939 | 29 | 1237 | 66 | 5.3 | 0.1 | |
Eastern Ta | 787506 | 793320 | 57843 | 6580 | 10702 | 1358 | 7.3 | 0.8 | |
Parsa | 51369 | 50614 | 2566 | 132 | 416 | 40 | 5 | 0.3 | |
Bara | 93454 | 92127 | 6856 | 1364 | 1199 | 242 | 7.3 | 1.5 | |
Rautahat | 82009 | 86493 | 4778 | 518 | 616 | 74 | 5.8 | 0.6 | |
Sarlahi | 56918 | 60755 | 3155 | 339 | 345 | 52 | 5.5 | 0.6 | |
Mohotari | 175554 | 185554 | 13662 | 1311 | 3074 | 348 | 7.8 | 0.7 | |
Siraha | 76154 | 79531 | 4447 | 274 | 960 | 143 | 5.8 | 0.3 | |
Hanumanggar | Saptari | 110058 | 113289 | 9891 | 1014 | 2154 | 186 | 9 | 0.9 |
Biratnagar | 103386 | 93718 | 10041 | 1450 | 1482 | 235 | 9.7 | 1.5 | |
Jhapa | Morang | 38604 | 31239 | 2447 | 178 | 456 | 38 | 6.3 | 0.6 |
Kathmandu Valley | 182830 | 180837 | 49672 | 10910 | 5483 | 1280 | 27.2 | 6 | |
Kathmandu Urban | 48157 | 45416 | 24034 | 6966 | 882 | 596 | 49.9 | 15.3 | |
Kathmandu Rural | 38864 | 39429 | 7540 | 1098 | 1028 | 224 | 19.4 | 2.8 | |
Lalitpur Urban | 18519 | 18357 | 5638 | 1249 | 428 | 166 | 30.4 | 6.8 | |
Lalitpur Rural | 40206 | 41084 | 6175 | 1081 | 1568 | 147 | 15.4 | 2.6 | |
Bhaktapur Urban | 14571 | 13936 | 3124 | 418 | 501 | 106 | 21.4 | 3 | |
Bhaktapur Rural | 22513 | 22615 | 3161 | 98 | 1076 | 41 | 14 | 0.4 | |
Western Hills | 1348538 | 1427691 | 103244 | 4114 | 29741 | 2106 | 7.7 | 0.3 | |
Nuwakot | 64925 | 63582 | 2940 | 134 | 1782 | 62 | 4.5 | 2.2 | |
Dhading | West No.1 | 57426 | 59142 | 2786 | 52 | 1708 | 63 | 4.9 | 0.1 |
Gorkha | West No.2 | 55861 | 61639 | 4450 | 144 | 1748 | 136 | 8 | 0.2 |
Tanhu | 45433 | 52554 | 5521 | 233 | 1610 | 117 | 12.2 | 0.4 | |
Lamjung | West No.3 | 51829 | 58090 | 5564 | 179 | 1849 | 150 | 10.7 | 0.3 |
Kaski | 45048 | 52781 | 7014 | 258 | 2363 | 124 | 15.6 | 0.5 | |
Syangja | West No.4 | 129865 | 145224 | 13950 | 257 | 4996 | 385 | 10.7 | 0.2 |
Palpa | 61346 | 65767 | 8189 | 658 | 1075 | 166 | 13.3 | 1 | |
Gulmi | 112273 | 121980 | 11498 | 303 | 3039 | 103 | 10.2 | 0.2 | |
Baglung | 80885 | 85956 | 7200 | 264 | 2016 | 326 | 8.9 | 0.3 | |
Piuthan | 79150 | 89595 | 5470 | 119 | 1216 | 54 | 6.9 | 0.1 | |
Sallyan | 156695 | 162150 | 6965 | 527 | 1647 | 131 | 4.4 | 0.3 | |
Dailekh | 110013 | 113685 | 4694 | 89 | 977 | 39 | 43.3 | 0.1 | |
Jumla | 73857 | 68960 | 1665 | 106 | 674 | 8 | 2.3 | 0.2 | |
Doti | 133791 | 139759 | 6928 | 451 | 1434 | 166 | 5.2 | 0.3 | |
Baitadi | 59690 | 55664 | 5334 | 231 | 997 | 52 | 8.9 | 0.4 | |
Dandeldhura | 30451 | 31163 | 3076 | 109 | 610 | 24 | 10.1 | 0.3 | |
Center Inner Terai | 103999 | 102319 | 4860 | 400 | 2042 | 155 | 4.7 | 0.3 | |
Chispani Garhi | 78122 | 77632 | 3998 | 352 | 1861 | 140 | 51 | 0.3 | |
Chitawan | 18665 | 17824 | 535 | 23 | 101 | 2 | 29 | 0.2 | |
Nawalpur | 7212 | 6863 | 327 | 25 | 80 | 13 | 45 | 0.4 | |
Mid Western Tarai | 155711 | 149888 | 10841 | 1095 | 1819 | 214 | 7 | 0.7 | |
Palhi | 36164 | 34826 | 2690 | 246 | 507 | 56 | 7.4 | 0.7 | |
Majkhanda | 53514 | 50960 | 4241 | 358 | 614 | 53 | 7.9 | 0.7 | |
Khajahani | Butawal | 51141 | 50352 | 2481 | 295 | 504 | 54 | 4.9 | 0.6 |
Siuraj | 14892 | 13750 | 1429 | 196 | 194 | 51 | 9.6 | 1.4 | |
West Inner Terai | 37176 | 36979 | 2890 | 195 | 644 | 75 | 7.8 | 0.5 | |
Deokhuri | 16421 | 15564 | 661 | 34 | 186 | 12 | 4 | 0.2 | |
Dang | 20755 | 21415 | 2229 | 161 | 458 | 63 | 10.7 | 0.8 | |
Far Western Terai | 105387 | 93857 | 4489 | 750 | 636 | 85 | 4.3 | 0.8 | |
Banke | 36896 | 34190 | 2619 | 463 | 343 | 64 | 71.1 | 1.4 | |
Bardia | 26307 | 22986 | 737 | 66 | 40 | 2 | 2.8 | 0.3 | |
Kailali | 34293 | 29899 | 842 | 209 | 91 | 15 | 2.5 | 0.7 | |
Kanchanpur | 7891 | 6782 | 291 | 12 | 162 | 4 | 3.7 | 0.2 |