Afghanistan vs Guinea: Literacy rates among adults

Afghanistan

37.3%

in 2021

Guinea

39.6%

in 2018

Afghanistan rank

86th

Guinea rank

85th

Literacy rates among adults over time

Guinea currently reports 39.6% against 37.3% in Afghanistan, a difference of 2.3%.

That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

Afghanistan ranks 86th and Guinea ranks 85th 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.