Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index was 0.5367 index in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Afghanistan, 1979–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Afghanistan is 0.5367 index, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 7.5% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Afghanistan peaked at 0.5822 index in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.24 index, in 1979.
That places Afghanistan 96th out of 96 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.24 index | — |
| 2011 | 0.52 index | +116.7% |
| 2015 | 0.44 index | -15.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5822 index | +32.3% |
| 2021 | 0.58 index | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5367 index | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.24 index | 0.24 index | 0.24 index | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.48 index | 0.44 index | 0.52 index | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.5663 index | 0.5367 index | 0.5822 index | 3 |
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 levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Afghanistan?
- Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Afghanistan was 0.5367 index in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5822 index in 2020.
- What is the lowest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.24 index in 1979.
- How does Afghanistan rank for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- Afghanistan ranks 96th out of 96 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.