Afghanistan vs Chad: Literacy rates among adults

Afghanistan

37.3%

in 2021

Chad

30.6%

in 2019

Afghanistan rank

86th

Chad rank

89th

Literacy rates among adults over time

Afghanistan currently reports 37.3% against 30.6% in Chad, a difference of 6.6%.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Chad's.

Afghanistan ranks 86th and Chad ranks 89th of 89 countries.

Indicator: Literacy rates among adults
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 89 places, 916 data points, 1975–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of the population aged 15 years and older who can read and write.