Afghanistan vs GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female

Afghanistan
26.6%
in 2022
GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024
83.8%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
87th
GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 rank
84th

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female over time

  • Afghanistan
  • GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024
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How they compare

GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 currently reports 83.8% against 26.6% in Afghanistan, a difference of 57.2%.

That makes GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024's figure about 3.2 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 87th and GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 84th of 89 countries.

GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 Difference Ahead
1970s 5.0% 53.3% 48.3% GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024
2010s 17.1% 75.8% 58.8% GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024
2020s 23.6% 82.7% 59.1% GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, Afghanistan or GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024, at 83.8% against 26.6% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female between Afghanistan and GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
57.2%, with GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
6 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2022.
How do Afghanistan and GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 rank globally for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
Afghanistan ranks 87th and GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 84th of 89 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
292 places, 9,572 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release