Afghanistan vs WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female
Afghanistan
15.9%
in 2022
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
81.5%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
87th
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank
88th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female over time
- Afghanistan
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 81.5% against 15.9% in Afghanistan, a difference of 65.6%.
That makes WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 5.1 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 87th and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 88th of 88 countries.
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.6% | 44.7% | 42.1% | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 77.4% | 68.3% | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 80.5% | 67.5% | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, Afghanistan or WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), at 81.5% against 15.9% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female between Afghanistan and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 65.6%, with WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2022.
- How do Afghanistan and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 87th and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 88th 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