Table 4: Adult Literacy Rates, South Asia
| COUNTRY | Estimated rates of adult literacy of males, 1995 | Estimated rates of adult literacy of females, 1995 |
| Bangladesh | 49.4 | 26.1 |
| Bhutan | 56.2 | 28.1 |
| India | 65.5 | 37.7 |
| Nepal | 40.9 | 14.0 |
| Pakistan | 50.0 | 24.4 |
| Sri Lanka | 93.4 | 87.2 |
Source: UNESCO, Division of Statistics, 1996; ESCAP Socio-Economic Profile of SAARC Countries, 1996