NMICS 2010 Report - Central Bureau of Statistics

NMICS 2010, Mid- and Far Western RegionsTable ED.1: Literacy among young womenPercentage of women aged 15–24 years who are literate, MFWR, Nepal, 2010Percent literate [1] Percent not known No. of women aged 15–24 yearsRegionMid-Western 77.0 0.2 1,579Far Western 70.6 0.0 1,319SubregionMid-Western Mountains 40.4 0.2 161Mid-Western Hills 83.9 0.0 817Mid-Western Terai 77.5 0.6 601Far Western Mountains 57.0 0.2 175Far Western Hills 69.2 0.0 363Far Western Terai 74.3 0.0 781AreaUrban 86.5 0.6 334Rural 72.5 0.1 2,565Age15–19 years 84.4 0.2 1,51120–24 years 62.9 0.1 1,387EducationNone 5.7 0.0 689Primary 83.1 0.7 589Secondary + 100.0 0.0 1,619Wealth index quintilePoorest 49.1 0.1 413Second 67.0 0.1 580Middle 72.3 0.4 624Fourth 82.2 0.0 648Richest 90.3 0.1 633Total 74.1 0.2 2,898Two cases with missing ‘education’ not shown[1] MICS Indicator 7.1; MDG Indicator 2.3School readinessAttendance in an organized early childhood education programme is important for the readiness ofchildren for school. Table ED.2 shows that 72 percent of children in the MFWR who were currentlyattending Grade 1 had attended preschool in the previous year. There was little variation by regionor gender. Subregionally, the highest percentage was in the Far Western Terai (88 percent) and thelowest was in the Mid-Western Mountains (56 percent). Urban children (87 percent) were morelikely than rural children (71 percent) to have preschool experience. Mother’s education affected thelikelihood of children in Grade 1 having attended preschool in the previous year. Only 71 percent ofGrade 1 children whose mother had no education or whose mother had primary education hadpreschool experience compared to 89 percent of Grade 1 children whose mother had at leastsecondary education. Wealth status was positive correlated with preschool experience. Only 63percent of Grade 1 children from the poorest quintile had preschool experience compared to 90percent of Grade 1 children from the richest quintile.132