Afghanistan vs UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes
Afghanistan
16.5%
in 2021
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
74.3%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
81st
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank
80th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes over time
- Afghanistan
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
How they compare
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries currently reports 74.3% against 16.5% in Afghanistan, a difference of 57.8%.
That makes UNICEF: All Unicef Countries's figure about 4.5 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, UNICEF: All Unicef Countries has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 81st and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 80th of 85 countries.
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.9% | 38.9% | 32.0% | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 66.4% | 47.5% | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 72.3% | 56.0% | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries |
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 UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, at 74.3% against 16.5% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes between Afghanistan and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- 57.8%, with UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- Afghanistan ranks 81st and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 80th 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