Afghanistan vs UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female
Afghanistan
15.9%
in 2022
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
82.0%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
87th
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank
86th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female over time
- Afghanistan
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
How they compare
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries currently reports 82.0% against 15.9% in Afghanistan, a difference of 66.1%.
That makes UNICEF: All Unicef Countries's figure about 5.1 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, UNICEF: All Unicef Countries has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 87th and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 86th of 88 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 | 2.6% | 46.4% | 43.8% | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 78.0% | 69.0% | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 81.0% | 68.1% | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, Afghanistan or UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, at 82.0% against 15.9% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female between Afghanistan and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- 66.1%, with UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2022.
- How do Afghanistan and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 87th and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 86th of 88 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%). 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