Afghanistan vs WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male
Afghanistan
83.4%
in 2022
WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
95.8%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
80th
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank
82nd
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male over time
- Afghanistan
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 95.8% against 83.4% in Afghanistan, a difference of 12.4%.
That makes WB: Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, WB: Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 80th and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 82nd of 95 countries.
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.8% | 81.5% | 35.7% | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 59.8% | 93.4% | 33.6% | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 74.5% | 95.6% | 21.1% | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, Afghanistan or WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025), at 95.8% against 83.4% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male between Afghanistan and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 12.4%, with WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2022.
- How do Afghanistan and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 80th and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 82nd of 95 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 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