Kathmandu becomes 55th fully literate district

Kathmandu, 21 September: Kathmandu district has achieved full literacy rate recently. It has become the 55th fully literate district among the 77 districts in the country.

The declaration was made on Monday after incorporating those permanently residing in the district as well as those usually staying here. After all the municipalities and rural municipalities declared achieving full literacy, the district was declared a fully literate district after achieving 96.88 per cent literacy rate. There were only 18,053 people who remain to be literate in the municipalities in the district, according to the Chief of Education Development and Coordination Unit, Kathmandu district.