Afghanistan vs Mali: Literacy rates among adults
Afghanistan
37.3%
in 2021
Mali
35.6%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
86th
Mali rank
87th
Literacy rates among adults over time
- Afghanistan
- Mali
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 37.3% against 35.6% in Mali, a difference of 1.7%.
Afghanistan ranks 86th and Mali ranks 87th of 89 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rates among adults, Afghanistan or Mali?
- Afghanistan, at 37.3% against 35.6% in Mali as of 2021.
- What is the difference in literacy rates among adults between Afghanistan and Mali?
- 1.7%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How do Afghanistan and Mali rank globally for literacy rates among adults?
- Afghanistan ranks 86th and Mali ranks 87th of 89 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Literacy rates among adults. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Share of the population aged 15 years and older who can read and write.