| TABLE 14 : LITERATE POPULATION 6 YEARS OF AGE AND OVER BY EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT (LEVEL PASSED) FOR REGION AND DISTRICTS | |||||||||||
| Area | Completed Level of Education | ||||||||||
| Total | No Schooling | (1-5) Primary | (6-7) Lower Secondary | (8-10) Secondary | SLC & Equivalent | Certificate Level & Equivalent | Graduate and Equiv. | Post Graduate & Equiv. | Others | Level Not Stated | |
| Nepal | 10348431 | 904426 | 4333968 | 1986850 | 1177429 | 931583 | 532232 | 277165 | 75083 | 25110 | 104576 |
| Eastern Dev. Region | 2500483 | 219286 | 1034911 | 491001 | 313227 | 234145 | 118905 | 53343 | 11609 | 5130 | 18928 |
| Taplejung | 59403 | 4917 | 28733 | 13069 | 5841 | 4763 | 979 | 366 | 34 | 52 | 650 |
| Panchthar | 94683 | 6452 | 49571 | 20454 | 9477 | 5489 | 1954 | 648 | 140 | 39 | 459 |
| Ilam | 162775 | 10818 | 75469 | 33027 | 17269 | 13049 | 8159 | 3244 | 896 | 108 | 735 |
| Jhapa* | 370728 | 38496 | 134383 | 76286 | 55401 | 35291 | 18888 | 8370 | 1996 | 408 | 1210 |
| Morang | 413279 | 38818 | 162827 | 83073 | 53161 | 38619 | 20991 | 9845 | 2564 | 589 | 2791 |
| Sunsari | 322306 | 25312 | 122595 | 62920 | 42727 | 36059 | 19568 | 8629 | 1668 | 534 | 2294 |
| Dhankuta | 91709 | 14104 | 33303 | 16346 | 9332 | 10485 | 4790 | 1881 | 694 | 98 | 675 |
| Terhathum | 57515 | 4823 | 23382 | 13840 | 6842 | 5621 | 1702 | 640 | 111 | 146 | 408 |
| Sankhuwasabha | 73093 | 7295 | 31510 | 14682 | 9003 | 6180 | 2421 | 978 | 156 | 144 | 724 |
| Bhojpur | 95215 | 9103 | 51404 | 18406 | 8280 | 5545 | 1447 | 340 | 116 | 77 | 499 |
| Solukhumbu | 42208 | 3272 | 24020 | 7349 | 3057 | 2583 | 1018 | 230 | 50 | 63 | 566 |
| Okhaldhunga | 64995 | 13077 | 29283 | 10724 | 5378 | 4157 | 1344 | 384 | 90 | 111 | 448 |
| Khotang | 96951 | 8344 | 48468 | 19114 | 10056 | 7448 | 1770 | 572 | 71 | 89 | 1018 |
| Udayapur | 129069 | 15177 | 59101 | 23546 | 13419 | 10902 | 3863 | 1580 | 251 | 129 | 1101 |
| Saptari | 235548 | 8642 | 84611 | 44312 | 40980 | 23215 | 18261 | 10485 | 1569 | 985 | 2488 |
| Siraha* | 191006 | 10636 | 76251 | 33853 | 23004 | 24739 | 11750 | 5151 | 1203 | 1558 | 2862 |
| Central Dev. Region | 3580799 | 313496 | 1340114 | 642068 | 411160 | 390974 | 244116 | 145386 | 43459 | 10958 | 39060 |
| Dhanusa | 269873 | 13130 | 93270 | 48209 | 30991 | 36238 | 24753 | 13453 | 3797 | 1454 | 4578 |
| Mahottari | 157542 | 7601 | 64703 | 30059 | 16743 | 21575 | 8514 | 3242 | 676 | 1537 | 2891 |
| Sarlahi | 190450 | 8385 | 84869 | 37572 | 20032 | 20904 | 9982 | 3925 | 798 | 931 | 3051 |
| Sindhuli* | 115656 | 14200 | 52522 | 19945 | 10673 | 11823 | 3514 | 1284 | 269 | 258 | 1167 |
| Ramechhap | 70162 | 10020 | 36777 | 11818 | 4395 | 4141 | 1069 | 340 | 17 | 119 | 1463 |
| Dolakha* | 76871 | 5693 | 36612 | 15220 | 7292 | 6658 | 2314 | 807 | 116 | 294 | 1865 |
| Sindhupalchok* | 101289 | 11826 | 55706 | 17061 | 8353 | 4850 | 1150 | 425 | 74 | 425 | 1419 |
| Kavre | 211558 | 31131 | 83880 | 38122 | 23893 | 20385 | 7767 | 3642 | 805 | 435 | 1499 |
| Lalitpur | 215179 | 21411 | 58655 | 36259 | 32800 | 22065 | 21389 | 15266 | 5273 | 414 | 1647 |
| Bhaktapur | 142151 | 15462 | 44618 | 27496 | 20420 | 16089 | 9831 | 5000 | 1618 | 472 | 1145 |
| Kathmandu | 751152 | 60248 | 186537 | 119275 | 100567 | 100382 | 88190 | 66934 | 23272 | 1462 | 4283 |
| Nuwakot | 126894 | 20658 | 53629 | 22042 | 12692 | 10150 | 4179 | 1478 | 330 | 308 | 1427 |
| Rasuwa | 12973 | 1186 | 6918 | 1981 | 983 | 1121 | 287 | 134 | 28 | 65 | 269 |
| Dhading | 124594 | 9220 | 70501 | 23247 | 10402 | 6961 | 1785 | 693 | 126 | 234 | 1426 |
| Makwanpur | 210012 | 20184 | 86171 | 39655 | 21278 | 22175 | 11974 | 6004 | 1282 | 245 | 1044 |
| Rautahat | 144712 | 5806 | 60759 | 27865 | 15462 | 18159 | 7937 | 2956 | 549 | 1078 | 4141 |
| Bara | 194935 | 12180 | 86633 | 36703 | 21102 | 21571 | 9602 | 4273 | 643 | 479 | 1749 |
| Parsa | 174786 | 8654 | 79019 | 35286 | 20937 | 13150 | 9079 | 5095 | 985 | 345 | 2236 |
| Chitawan | 290010 | 36501 | 98335 | 54253 | 32145 | 32577 | 20800 | 10435 | 2801 | 403 | 1760 |
| Western Dev. Region | 2291945 | 213010 | 997455 | 471223 | 254442 | 180705 | 93950 | 43226 | 10975 | 5717 | 21239 |
| Gorkha | 133133 | 11875 | 63290 | 27348 | 11702 | 10216 | 4125 | 1805 | 456 | 260 | 2055 |
| Lamjung | 86735 | 11609 | 38116 | 18453 | 8538 | 6059 | 1936 | 784 | 186 | 275 | 780 |
| Tanahu | 166098 | 17651 | 72450 | 33639 | 17394 | 12480 | 5743 | 2424 | 665 | 504 | 3147 |
| Syangja | 179266 | 12864 | 79374 | 42265 | 23543 | 11575 | 5289 | 2355 | 566 | 276 | 1159 |
| Kaski | 239640 | 22636 | 84389 | 51985 | 34839 | 22370 | 12851 | 6216 | 1726 | 503 | 2125 |
| Manang | 5289 | 572 | 1963 | 1128 | 586 | 476 | 175 | 90 | 21 | 252 | 24 |
| Mustang | 6938 | 869 | 3080 | 1134 | 582 | 611 | 277 | 156 | 31 | 113 | 85 |
| Myagdi | 53722 | 6404 | 28112 | 10458 | 4760 | 2594 | 678 | 274 | 51 | 24 | 367 |
| Parbat | 76477 | 6025 | 32386 | 17478 | 8645 | 8255 | 1885 | 840 | 196 | 214 | 554 |
| Baglung | 139561 | 18729 | 60337 | 25592 | 13751 | 12222 | 4970 | 2494 | 480 | 248 | 738 |
| Gulmi | 143288 | 16665 | 70813 | 29356 | 12062 | 9098 | 2785 | 1050 | 273 | 198 | 986 |
| Palpa | 149666 | 16224 | 62290 | 26952 | 15198 | 14776 | 7461 | 3815 | 1441 | 442 | 1067 |
| Nawalparasi | 252445 | 20721 | 128102 | 51210 | 25095 | 12691 | 8286 | 3244 | 785 | 417 | 1894 |
| Rupandehi | 395338 | 30429 | 149834 | 79856 | 48949 | 39215 | 27662 | 13549 | 3171 | 665 | 2008 |
| Kapilbastu | 166225 | 9343 | 79234 | 33585 | 18547 | 10395 | 7558 | 3468 | 823 | 1000 | 2272 |
| Arghakhanchi | 98124 | 10394 | 43685 | 20784 | 10251 | 7672 | 2269 | 662 | 104 | 326 | 1978 |
| Mid West Dev. Region | 1103026 | 90430 | 540758 | 208337 | 110015 | 73625 | 41367 | 19732 | 4842 | 1959 | 11959 |
| Pyuthan | 80659 | 6415 | 48195 | 13973 | 6094 | 3214 | 1279 | 408 | 34 | 204 | 843 |
| Rolpa | 64079 | 7379 | 42292 | 8767 | 2809 | 1568 | 504 | 165 | 33 | 89 | 473 |
| Rukum | 63020 | 2979 | 34019 | 13119 | 7170 | 2741 | 1185 | 306 | 24 | 152 | 1324 |
| Salyan* | 24573 | 1867 | 13016 | 4318 | 2152 | 1934 | 623 | 175 | 0 | 61 | 426 |
| Dang | 223726 | 17858 | 101882 | 45423 | 22217 | 18755 | 10395 | 4780 | 1079 | 162 | 1175 |
| Banke | 185555 | 10716 | 73599 | 34735 | 22831 | 15240 | 15030 | 8210 | 2260 | 538 | 2397 |
| Bardiya | 146073 | 16922 | 72464 | 26630 | 13753 | 7073 | 3943 | 1793 | 298 | 245 | 2952 |
| Surkhet* | 139992 | 12721 | 61994 | 27919 | 14744 | 12342 | 5753 | 2655 | 762 | 195 | 906 |
| Dilekh | 86513 | 7025 | 43887 | 16458 | 9844 | 6139 | 1510 | 734 | 158 | 101 | 657 |
| Jajarkot | 44309 | 2936 | 25908 | 9254 | 3891 | 1400 | 317 | 133 | 48 | 58 | 363 |
| Dolpa* | 6398 | 871 | 3266 | 846 | 452 | 649 | 121 | 80 | 19 | 36 | 58 |
| Jumla* | 18516 | 1272 | 10072 | 3478 | 1886 | 1063 | 295 | 178 | 85 | 43 | 145 |
| Kalikot* | 3569 | 527 | 1382 | 574 | 421 | 356 | 114 | 15 | 22 | 46 | 113 |
| Mugu* | 7078 | 489 | 3681 | 1230 | 775 | 624 | 135 | 69 | 13 | 14 | 47 |
| Humla | 8966 | 453 | 5101 | 1613 | 976 | 527 | 163 | 31 | 7 | 15 | 80 |
| Far West Dev. Region | 872178 | 68204 | 420730 | 174221 | 88585 | 52134 | 33894 | 15478 | 4198 | 1346 | 13390 |
| Bajura* | 27522 | 1512 | 15812 | 5009 | 2229 | 1922 | 504 | 117 | 8 | 42 | 368 |
| Bajhang | 48018 | 2894 | 29085 | 8442 | 3214 | 2260 | 906 | 373 | 60 | 109 | 675 |
| Achham | 62545 | 4998 | 36521 | 10289 | 5024 | 3016 | 899 | 299 | 43 | 155 | 1303 |
| Doti | 72951 | 4170 | 39085 | 13707 | 6574 | 4363 | 2057 | 1072 | 248 | 283 | 1391 |
| Kailali | 268814 | 29571 | 116963 | 50870 | 25926 | 19966 | 13616 | 6223 | 1424 | 441 | 3814 |
| Kanchanpur | 188119 | 14529 | 79418 | 40663 | 20809 | 12630 | 9540 | 4782 | 1420 | 122 | 4206 |
| Dadeldhura | 53430 | 2660 | 27138 | 11646 | 7500 | 1606 | 1633 | 739 | 248 | 15 | 244 |
| Baitadi | 100498 | 5989 | 50598 | 21886 | 11734 | 4009 | 3116 | 1377 | 568 | 155 | 1067 |
| Darchaula | 50281 | 1881 | 26110 | 11709 | 5575 | 2362 | 1623 | 496 | 179 | 24 | 322 |