Afghanistan vs ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index

Afghanistan
0.27 GPIA
in 2021
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
0.91 GPIA
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
87th
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank
88th

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index over time

  • Afghanistan
  • ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
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How they compare

ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) currently reports 0.91 GPIA against 0.27 GPIA in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.64 GPIA.

That makes ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)'s figure about 3.4 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 87th and ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 88th of 87 countries.

ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.11 GPIA 0.77 GPIA 0.66 GPIA ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
2010s 0.215 GPIA 0.87 GPIA 0.655 GPIA ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
2020s 0.2681 GPIA 0.91 GPIA 0.6419 GPIA ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index, Afghanistan or ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), at 0.91 GPIA against 0.27 GPIA in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index between Afghanistan and ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
0.64 GPIA, with ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
5 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
Afghanistan ranks 87th and ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 88th of 87 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 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
Literacy rate, population 25-64 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
290 places, 9,561 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release