Afghanistan vs MDG: Developing Regions: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes
Afghanistan
16.5%
in 2021
MDG: Developing Regions
72.4%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
81st
MDG: Developing Regions rank
84th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes over time
- Afghanistan
- MDG: Developing Regions
How they compare
MDG: Developing Regions currently reports 72.4% against 16.5% in Afghanistan, a difference of 55.9%.
That makes MDG: Developing Regions's figure about 4.4 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, MDG: Developing Regions has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 81st and MDG: Developing Regions ranks 84th of 85 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 | 6.9% | 31.4% | 24.5% | MDG: Developing Regions |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 63.2% | 44.4% | MDG: Developing Regions |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 70.1% | 53.8% | MDG: Developing Regions |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes, Afghanistan or MDG: Developing Regions?
- MDG: Developing Regions, at 72.4% against 16.5% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes between Afghanistan and MDG: Developing Regions?
- 55.9%, 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, both sexes?
- Afghanistan ranks 81st and MDG: Developing Regions ranks 84th of 85 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes (%). 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