Afghanistan vs MDG: Developing Regions: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity
Afghanistan
0.09 GPIA
in 2021
MDG: Developing Regions
0.82 GPIA
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
83rd
MDG: Developing Regions rank
86th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity over time
- Afghanistan
- MDG: Developing Regions
How they compare
MDG: Developing Regions currently reports 0.82 GPIA against 0.09 GPIA in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.73 GPIA.
That makes MDG: Developing Regions's figure about 9.1 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, MDG: Developing Regions has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 83rd and MDG: Developing Regions ranks 86th of 84 countries.
MDG: Developing Regions has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | MDG: Developing Regions | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.05 GPIA | 0.46 GPIA | 0.41 GPIA | MDG: Developing Regions |
| 2010s | 0.08 GPIA | 0.735 GPIA | 0.655 GPIA | MDG: Developing Regions |
| 2020s | 0.0707 GPIA | 0.805 GPIA | 0.7343 GPIA | MDG: Developing Regions |
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 MDG: Developing Regions?
- MDG: Developing Regions, at 0.82 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 MDG: Developing Regions?
- 0.73 GPIA, with MDG: Developing Regions ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and MDG: Developing Regions?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and MDG: Developing Regions rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- Afghanistan ranks 83rd and MDG: Developing Regions ranks 86th 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
February 2026 Data Release