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

Afghanistan
52.1%
in 2021
GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024
89.6%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
84th
GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 rank
83rd

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male 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 89.6% against 52.1% in Afghanistan, a difference of 37.5%.

That makes GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024's figure about 1.7 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 84th and GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 83rd of 88 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 30.3% 70.5% 40.2% GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024
2010s 47.8% 84.2% 36.4% GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024
2020s 51.2% 88.8% 37.6% 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, male, 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 89.6% against 52.1% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male between Afghanistan and GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
37.5%, 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?
5 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2021.
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, male?
Afghanistan ranks 84th and GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 83rd of 88 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
291 places, 9,521 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release