| TABLE 12 : POPULATION 6 YEARS OF AGE AND OVER BY LITERACY STATUS AND SEX FOR DEVELOPMENT REGIONS AND DISTRICTS | |||||||||||||||
| Area | Total | Male | Female | Can't Read & Write | Can Read Only | Read & Write | Not Stated | ||||||||
| Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | ||||
| Nepal | 19255808 | 9592570 | 9663234 | 7654244 | 2720234 | 4934007 | 1133172 | 574330 | 558848 | 10348432 | 6242958 | 4105468 | 119969 | 55049 | 64909 |
| Eastern Dev. Region | 4511040 | 2248699 | 2262340 | 1721331 | 613479 | 1107850 | 264282 | 135773 | 128512 | 2500484 | 1488576 | 1011908 | 24943 | 10874 | 14067 |
| Taplejung | 113782 | 55614 | 58167 | 43453 | 15108 | 28344 | 10061 | 5434 | 4627 | 59403 | 34773 | 24630 | 865 | 299 | 566 |
| Panchthar | 171193 | 83433 | 87760 | 63956 | 21884 | 42071 | 12214 | 6689 | 5525 | 94683 | 54746 | 39938 | 340 | 114 | 226 |
| Ilam | 245778 | 123872 | 121906 | 65250 | 22798 | 42452 | 16636 | 8843 | 7794 | 162775 | 91784 | 70990 | 1118 | 447 | 670 |
| Jhapa* | 553891 | 274666 | 279225 | 156409 | 54626 | 101783 | 25047 | 12110 | 12938 | 370728 | 206974 | 163754 | 1706 | 957 | 749 |
| Morang | 728436 | 364676 | 363760 | 271496 | 99011 | 172485 | 40286 | 20395 | 19891 | 413279 | 243738 | 169541 | 3375 | 1532 | 1843 |
| Sunsari | 533757 | 268526 | 265231 | 180782 | 64315 | 116468 | 28351 | 13547 | 14804 | 322306 | 189682 | 132624 | 2318 | 983 | 1335 |
| Dhankuta | 143342 | 70357 | 72985 | 41678 | 13201 | 28477 | 9185 | 4654 | 4531 | 91709 | 52201 | 39508 | 771 | 302 | 469 |
| Terhathum | 97445 | 46943 | 50502 | 30639 | 8857 | 21782 | 8793 | 4578 | 4215 | 57515 | 33353 | 24163 | 497 | 155 | 342 |
| Sankhuwasabha | 135964 | 66156 | 69808 | 50728 | 17914 | 32814 | 11108 | 5942 | 5166 | 73093 | 41914 | 31178 | 1035 | 386 | 649 |
| Bhojpur | 174643 | 83512 | 91131 | 68407 | 22764 | 45642 | 10054 | 5398 | 4656 | 95216 | 54981 | 40235 | 966 | 369 | 597 |
| Solukhumbu | 92138 | 45150 | 46988 | 41595 | 14826 | 26769 | 8106 | 4674 | 3432 | 42208 | 25569 | 16639 | 229 | 81 | 148 |
| Okhaldhunga | 132320 | 62989 | 69331 | 59237 | 18963 | 40274 | 7494 | 3879 | 3615 | 64995 | 39952 | 25043 | 595 | 195 | 400 |
| Khotang | 194397 | 93884 | 100513 | 81913 | 27290 | 54623 | 14426 | 7996 | 6431 | 96951 | 58310 | 38641 | 1106 | 288 | 818 |
| Udayapur | 242103 | 120739 | 121364 | 97536 | 35284 | 62253 | 14055 | 6960 | 7095 | 129069 | 77906 | 51163 | 1443 | 589 | 853 |
| Saptari | 478023 | 244281 | 233741 | 213272 | 76107 | 137164 | 25671 | 13306 | 12365 | 235548 | 153318 | 82230 | 3532 | 1550 | 1982 |
| Siraha* | 473828 | 243901 | 229928 | 254980 | 100531 | 154449 | 22795 | 11368 | 11427 | 191006 | 129375 | 61631 | 5047 | 2627 | 2420 |
| Central Dev. Region | 6802795 | 3485723 | 3317073 | 2807448 | 1062699 | 1744750 | 375074 | 194039 | 181034 | 3580799 | 2209000 | 1371797 | 39476 | 19978 | 19489 |
| Dhanusa | 557980 | 291535 | 266445 | 255045 | 101066 | 153979 | 28870 | 14520 | 14350 | 269873 | 173776 | 96097 | 4192 | 2173 | 2018 |
| Mahottari | 458502 | 240070 | 218432 | 270121 | 114740 | 155380 | 26632 | 13579 | 13054 | 157542 | 108823 | 48719 | 4207 | 2927 | 1279 |
| Sarlahi | 526477 | 273449 | 253027 | 300929 | 127773 | 173156 | 30032 | 16071 | 13961 | 190450 | 126862 | 63589 | 5065 | 2744 | 2322 |
| Sindhuli* | 230733 | 114597 | 116136 | 101356 | 36412 | 64944 | 12065 | 6189 | 5876 | 115656 | 71390 | 44265 | 1656 | 605 | 1050 |
| Ramechhap | 179683 | 84382 | 95301 | 91870 | 30088 | 61782 | 16115 | 8638 | 7477 | 70162 | 45032 | 25129 | 1536 | 623 | 913 |
| Dolakha* | 151801 | 74129 | 77673 | 61573 | 20282 | 41291 | 11927 | 6269 | 5658 | 76871 | 47105 | 29766 | 1430 | 473 | 957 |
| Sindhupalchok* | 252051 | 125333 | 126718 | 130524 | 49578 | 80946 | 17544 | 10290 | 7254 | 101289 | 64385 | 36904 | 2695 | 1080 | 1614 |
| Kavre | 331873 | 161843 | 170030 | 105085 | 31987 | 73097 | 14035 | 7210 | 6824 | 211558 | 122249 | 89310 | 1196 | 396 | 799 |
| Lalitpur | 304038 | 155277 | 148762 | 70034 | 20418 | 49616 | 18205 | 9104 | 9101 | 215179 | 125529 | 89650 | 620 | 225 | 394 |
| Bhaktapur | 202214 | 102801 | 99413 | 50302 | 14609 | 35694 | 8972 | 4712 | 4260 | 142151 | 83123 | 59028 | 790 | 358 | 431 |
| Kathmandu | 974617 | 520532 | 454085 | 174760 | 47427 | 127333 | 46903 | 22866 | 24037 | 751152 | 449460 | 301692 | 1803 | 779 | 1024 |
| Nuwakot | 248072 | 122646 | 125426 | 105355 | 37725 | 67631 | 14563 | 8218 | 6345 | 126894 | 76208 | 50686 | 1259 | 495 | 764 |
| Rasuwa | 38197 | 20055 | 18142 | 22917 | 10217 | 12701 | 1985 | 1165 | 820 | 12973 | 8522 | 4450 | 322 | 151 | 170 |
| Dhading | 286532 | 139422 | 147110 | 138704 | 51597 | 87107 | 21730 | 12440 | 9290 | 124594 | 74860 | 49734 | 1503 | 524 | 978 |
| Makwanpur | 332410 | 168415 | 163995 | 102507 | 36312 | 66194 | 18963 | 9749 | 9214 | 210012 | 121936 | 88076 | 929 | 418 | 511 |
| Rautahat | 445247 | 231598 | 213649 | 273065 | 118920 | 154145 | 24197 | 12223 | 11974 | 144712 | 98559 | 46152 | 3274 | 1895 | 1379 |
| Bara | 460274 | 239098 | 221176 | 240537 | 95477 | 145060 | 21487 | 10647 | 10840 | 194935 | 130846 | 64089 | 3315 | 2128 | 1187 |
| Parsa | 412271 | 217206 | 195065 | 215435 | 85540 | 129895 | 20178 | 10759 | 9419 | 174786 | 120074 | 54712 | 1871 | 832 | 1039 |
| Chitawan | 409823 | 203335 | 206488 | 97329 | 32531 | 64799 | 20671 | 9390 | 11280 | 290010 | 160261 | 129749 | 1813 | 1152 | 660 |
| Western Dev. Region | 3882349 | 1847753 | 2034594 | 1346257 | 437552 | 908704 | 223885 | 107682 | 116201 | 2291945 | 1294618 | 997322 | 20268 | 7903 | 12366 |
| Gorkha | 247222 | 114046 | 133177 | 95530 | 32226 | 63304 | 16351 | 8062 | 8288 | 133133 | 72966 | 60166 | 2209 | 791 | 1418 |
| Lamjung | 153207 | 71180 | 82027 | 53190 | 16009 | 37181 | 12535 | 5966 | 6569 | 86735 | 48971 | 37763 | 747 | 234 | 514 |
| Tanahu | 269294 | 123641 | 145653 | 83279 | 25160 | 58118 | 18326 | 8492 | 9834 | 166098 | 89375 | 76723 | 1591 | 613 | 977 |
| Syangja | 270299 | 119861 | 150438 | 73990 | 19055 | 54935 | 15483 | 7336 | 8147 | 179266 | 93056 | 86210 | 1560 | 414 | 1147 |
| Kaski | 333286 | 160869 | 172417 | 79818 | 21100 | 58718 | 12770 | 5815 | 6955 | 239640 | 133569 | 106071 | 1059 | 385 | 673 |
| Manang | 8828 | 4661 | 4166 | 3264 | 1415 | 1850 | 197 | 101 | 96 | 5289 | 3117 | 2171 | 78 | 29 | 49 |
| Mustang | 13406 | 7334 | 6071 | 5549 | 2359 | 3191 | 836 | 481 | 355 | 6938 | 4467 | 2471 | 83 | 29 | 54 |
| Myagdi | 96372 | 44090 | 52282 | 36261 | 11494 | 24766 | 5900 | 2606 | 3294 | 53722 | 29882 | 23840 | 489 | 108 | 381 |
| Parbat | 134604 | 60965 | 73639 | 46267 | 13585 | 32681 | 11351 | 5725 | 5626 | 76477 | 41485 | 34992 | 509 | 169 | 340 |
| Baglung | 227296 | 102445 | 124851 | 73340 | 21374 | 51966 | 13416 | 6143 | 7273 | 139561 | 74616 | 64944 | 980 | 313 | 668 |
| Gulmi | 249275 | 109800 | 139476 | 91545 | 26801 | 64744 | 13087 | 5918 | 7170 | 143288 | 76648 | 66639 | 1356 | 433 | 923 |
| Palpa | 226899 | 103753 | 123145 | 63733 | 18655 | 45078 | 12619 | 6021 | 6597 | 149666 | 78792 | 70875 | 881 | 286 | 595 |
| Nawalparasi | 476439 | 233983 | 242456 | 195591 | 67164 | 128427 | 26037 | 12038 | 13999 | 252445 | 153823 | 98622 | 2367 | 958 | 1409 |
| Rupandehi | 599430 | 304873 | 294556 | 171869 | 58319 | 113550 | 29662 | 13871 | 15791 | 395338 | 231228 | 164110 | 2562 | 1456 | 1106 |
| Kapilbastu | 400960 | 206810 | 194150 | 210092 | 84243 | 125849 | 21515 | 11695 | 9820 | 166225 | 109388 | 56836 | 3128 | 1484 | 1644 |
| Arghakhanchi | 175532 | 79442 | 96090 | 62939 | 18593 | 44346 | 13800 | 7412 | 6387 | 98124 | 53235 | 44889 | 669 | 201 | 468 |
| Mid West Dev. Region | 2251022 | 1119640 | 1131380 | 990194 | 359359 | 630834 | 141156 | 72720 | 68439 | 1103026 | 679660 | 423366 | 16647 | 7901 | 8744 |
| Pyuthan | 173193 | 78336 | 94857 | 81034 | 23821 | 57213 | 10233 | 5452 | 4781 | 80659 | 48683 | 31976 | 1267 | 380 | 887 |
| Rolpa | 172026 | 82512 | 89514 | 97595 | 33280 | 64315 | 9119 | 5235 | 3885 | 64079 | 43599 | 20480 | 1232 | 398 | 834 |
| Rukum | 158552 | 80901 | 77652 | 78464 | 30157 | 48307 | 14992 | 8982 | 6010 | 63020 | 40811 | 22210 | 2077 | 951 | 1125 |
| Salyan* | 51035 | 26070 | 24964 | 20940 | 7266 | 13674 | 5179 | 3043 | 2136 | 24573 | 15591 | 8982 | 343 | 170 | 172 |
| Dang | 387731 | 191287 | 196444 | 138683 | 47287 | 91396 | 23413 | 11079 | 12334 | 223726 | 131955 | 91771 | 1910 | 966 | 944 |
| Banke | 323513 | 166400 | 157112 | 116691 | 47270 | 69421 | 18534 | 8696 | 9838 | 185555 | 108664 | 76891 | 2733 | 1771 | 962 |
| Bardiya | 321694 | 161900 | 159793 | 152650 | 61579 | 91071 | 20735 | 9980 | 10756 | 146073 | 89123 | 56950 | 2235 | 1218 | 1017 |
| Surkhet* | 224069 | 110675 | 113394 | 69590 | 22216 | 47374 | 13743 | 6542 | 7201 | 139992 | 81610 | 58383 | 744 | 307 | 436 |
| Dilekh | 182367 | 88562 | 93805 | 84683 | 26858 | 57825 | 8892 | 4024 | 4869 | 86513 | 56665 | 29848 | 2279 | 1015 | 1264 |
| Jajarkot | 112583 | 57951 | 54631 | 58398 | 23718 | 34680 | 9423 | 5525 | 3898 | 44309 | 28504 | 15805 | 453 | 205 | 249 |
| Dolpa* | 18457 | 9386 | 9072 | 10979 | 4245 | 6734 | 914 | 456 | 458 | 6398 | 4619 | 1779 | 166 | 65 | 100 |
| Jumla* | 57136 | 29722 | 27414 | 35213 | 13650 | 21562 | 3207 | 2057 | 1150 | 18516 | 13939 | 4577 | 200 | 76 | 125 |
| Kalikot* | 9515 | 5310 | 4205 | 4957 | 1963 | 2994 | 752 | 449 | 303 | 3569 | 2854 | 714 | 238 | 43 | 195 |
| Mugu* | 25469 | 13181 | 12288 | 17367 | 6687 | 10679 | 838 | 472 | 366 | 7078 | 5949 | 1129 | 186 | 73 | 113 |
| Humla | 33682 | 17447 | 16235 | 22950 | 9362 | 13589 | 1182 | 728 | 454 | 8966 | 7094 | 1871 | 584 | 263 | 321 |
| Far Wes Dev. Region | 1808602 | 890755 | 917847 | 789014 | 247145 | 541869 | 128775 | 64116 | 64662 | 872178 | 571104 | 301075 | 18635 | 8393 | 10243 |
| Bajura | 81599 | 40451 | 41147 | 48476 | 16938 | 31537 | 4613 | 2613 | 2000 | 27522 | 20497 | 7025 | 988 | 403 | 585 |
| Bajhang | 136179 | 65036 | 71144 | 79664 | 23238 | 56426 | 7444 | 4245 | 3199 | 48018 | 37289 | 10729 | 1054 | 264 | 789 |
| Achham | 187482 | 87096 | 100386 | 108538 | 31799 | 76739 | 14040 | 7791 | 6249 | 62545 | 46690 | 15856 | 2358 | 816 | 1542 |
| Doti | 171413 | 85402 | 86011 | 81592 | 26235 | 55357 | 12466 | 6269 | 6197 | 72951 | 51296 | 21655 | 4405 | 1603 | 2802 |
| Kailali | 516306 | 260629 | 255677 | 196132 | 70903 | 125229 | 46154 | 21894 | 24260 | 268814 | 164732 | 104082 | 5207 | 3100 | 2107 |
| Kanchanpur | 315351 | 159782 | 155569 | 101568 | 32516 | 69053 | 23209 | 10490 | 12720 | 188119 | 115147 | 72972 | 2454 | 1630 | 825 |
| Dadeldhura | 103502 | 49426 | 54077 | 43914 | 10914 | 33000 | 5590 | 2789 | 2802 | 53430 | 35554 | 17876 | 568 | 169 | 399 |
| Baitadi | 194958 | 93457 | 101501 | 82638 | 21071 | 61567 | 10455 | 5460 | 4996 | 100498 | 66562 | 33936 | 1366 | 365 | 1002 |
| Darchaula | 101812 | 49476 | 52335 | 46492 | 13531 | 32961 | 4804 | 2565 | 2239 | 50281 | 33337 | 16944 | 235 | 43 | 192 |