Afghanistan vs AIMS: Asia and the Pacific: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity

Afghanistan
0.09 GPIA
in 2021
AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
0.83 GPIA
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
83rd
AIMS: Asia and the Pacific rank
85th

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity over time

  • Afghanistan
  • AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
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How they compare

AIMS: Asia and the Pacific currently reports 0.83 GPIA against 0.09 GPIA in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.74 GPIA.

That makes AIMS: Asia and the Pacific's figure about 9.2 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, AIMS: Asia and the Pacific has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 83rd and AIMS: Asia and the Pacific ranks 85th of 84 countries.

AIMS: Asia and the Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan AIMS: Asia and the Pacific Difference Ahead
1970s 0.05 GPIA 0.38 GPIA 0.33 GPIA AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
2010s 0.08 GPIA 0.725 GPIA 0.645 GPIA AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
2020s 0.0707 GPIA 0.81 GPIA 0.7393 GPIA AIMS: Asia and the Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity, Afghanistan or AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
AIMS: Asia and the Pacific, at 0.83 GPIA against 0.09 GPIA in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity between Afghanistan and AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
0.74 GPIA, with AIMS: Asia and the Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
5 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and AIMS: Asia and the Pacific rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
Afghanistan ranks 83rd and AIMS: Asia and the Pacific ranks 85th of 84 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
284 places, 9,465 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release