Afghanistan vs UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male
Afghanistan
43.2%
in 2021
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
89.6%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
84th
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank
83rd
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male over time
- Afghanistan
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
How they compare
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries currently reports 89.6% against 43.2% in Afghanistan, a difference of 46.4%.
That makes UNICEF: All Unicef Countries's figure about 2.1 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, UNICEF: All Unicef Countries has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 84th and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 83rd 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 | 24.2% | 68.1% | 43.9% | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries |
| 2010s | 42.1% | 87.7% | 45.6% | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries |
| 2020s | 42.5% | 89.0% | 46.4% | 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, male, Afghanistan or UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, at 89.6% against 43.2% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male between Afghanistan and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- 46.4%, 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 literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 84th and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 83rd of 88 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%). 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