TABLE:-  30 POPULATION 6 YEARS OF AGE AND OVER LITERACY STATUS, SEX AND AGE GROUPS
AREA & AGE	LITERACY STATUS
GROUPS	TOTAL	LITERATE			ILLITERATE			NOT STATED
		TOTAL	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL	MALE	FEMALE
NEPAL
All Ages	15145071	5958748	4073246	1885502	9073370	3402273	5671097	112953	47098	65855
6 Years	571258	192271	114589	77682	367706	171243	196463	11281	5513	5768
7 Years	552009	251496	150022	101474	294204	125988	168216	6309	2857	3452
8 Years	569938	288331	177657	110674	276730	113563	163167	4877	2156	2721
9 Years	476777	275805	165798	110007	197601	73291	124310	3371	1409	1962
10 Years	576228	343549	215416	128133	229462	84477	144985	3217	1345	1872
11 Years	396070	269825	165856	103969	124619	40487	84132	1626	597	1029
12 Years	549825	339047	215035	124012	208367	72778	135589	2411	943	1468
13 Years	402263	262500	163392	99108	138117	42857	95260	1646	578	1068
14 Years	402900	249994	157062	92932	151249	48401	102848	1657	579	1078
15 Years	400424	229654	146220	83434	168726	56572	112154	2044	789	1255
16-19 Years	1392103	746305	478751	267554	638582	193036	445546	7216	2667	4549
20-24 Years	1586763	690841	466935	223906	886124	258826	627298	9798	3518	6280
25-29 Years	1374409	479237	352375	126862	885667	292103	593564	9505	3790	5715
30-34 Years	1154301	355481	272568	82913	790720	276433	514287	8100	3338	4762
35-39 Years	1027247	289312	232418	56894	730398	280620	449778	7537	3191	4346
40-44 Years	842719	201474	167755	33719	634810	239537	395273	6435	2700	3735
45-49 Years	734162	157981	135687	22294	570497	236220	334277	5684	2455	3229
50-54 Years	598484	107712	94217	13495	485789	211019	274770	4983	2210	2773
55-59 Years	465957	79648	70747	8901	382383	177452	204931	3926	1841	2085
60-64 Years	431645	57972	51259	6713	369430	162474	206956	4243	1746	2497
65+   Years	639589	90313	79487	10826	542189	244896	297293	7087	2876	4211