Afghanistan vs WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity
Afghanistan
0.09 GPIA
in 2021
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
0.84 GPIA
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
83rd
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank
82nd
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity over time
- Afghanistan
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 0.84 GPIA against 0.09 GPIA in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.75 GPIA.
That makes WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 9.3 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 83rd and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 82nd of 84 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 | 0.05 GPIA | 0.58 GPIA | 0.53 GPIA | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 0.08 GPIA | 0.77 GPIA | 0.69 GPIA | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 0.0707 GPIA | 0.825 GPIA | 0.7543 GPIA | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
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 WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), at 0.84 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 WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 0.75 GPIA, 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 elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- Afghanistan ranks 83rd and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 82nd 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