Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location was 0.37 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Afghanistan, 1979–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.37 LPIA for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 37.0% on the previous year and up 164.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Afghanistan peaked at 0.37 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.09 LPIA, in 1979.
Afghanistan ranks 49th of 55 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.09 LPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.14 LPIA | +55.6% |
| 2015 | 0.22 LPIA | +57.1% |
| 2021 | 0.27 LPIA | +22.7% |
| 2022 | 0.37 LPIA | +37.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.09 LPIA | 0.09 LPIA | 0.09 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.18 LPIA | 0.14 LPIA | 0.22 LPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.32 LPIA | 0.27 LPIA | 0.37 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More education data for Afghanistan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 88,020 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 343,942 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,837 (2003)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 10,383 (2003)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 7.51 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2019)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1811 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Afghanistan?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Afghanistan was 0.37 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.37 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.09 LPIA in 1979.
- How does Afghanistan rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location?
- Afghanistan ranks 49th out of 55 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 164.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release