Afghanistan vs GPE: Region 3: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index
Afghanistan
0.27 GPIA
in 2021
GPE: Region 3
0.91 GPIA
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
87th
GPE: Region 3 rank
88th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Afghanistan
- GPE: Region 3
How they compare
GPE: Region 3 currently reports 0.91 GPIA against 0.27 GPIA in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.64 GPIA.
That makes GPE: Region 3's figure about 3.4 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, GPE: Region 3 has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 87th and GPE: Region 3 ranks 88th of 87 countries.
GPE: Region 3 has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | GPE: Region 3 | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.11 GPIA | 0.81 GPIA | 0.7 GPIA | GPE: Region 3 |
| 2010s | 0.215 GPIA | 0.885 GPIA | 0.67 GPIA | GPE: Region 3 |
| 2020s | 0.2681 GPIA | 0.91 GPIA | 0.6419 GPIA | GPE: Region 3 |
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 GPE: Region 3?
- GPE: Region 3, 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 GPE: Region 3?
- 0.64 GPIA, with GPE: Region 3 ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and GPE: Region 3?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and GPE: Region 3 rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- Afghanistan ranks 87th and GPE: Region 3 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
February 2026 Data Release