Afghanistan vs WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes
Afghanistan
37.3%
in 2021
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
85.7%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
86th
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank
88th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes over time
- Afghanistan
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 85.7% against 37.3% in Afghanistan, a difference of 48.4%.
That makes WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 2.3 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 86th and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 88th of 89 countries.
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.2% | 59.9% | 41.8% | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 82.7% | 50.1% | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 36.6% | 84.8% | 48.2% | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes, Afghanistan or WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), at 85.7% against 37.3% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes between Afghanistan and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 48.4%, with WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes?
- Afghanistan ranks 86th and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 88th of 89 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release