Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity was 0.7398 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Afghanistan, 1979–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.7398 LPIA for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.8% on the previous year and up 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Afghanistan peaked at 0.7398 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.47 LPIA, in 1979.
Afghanistan ranks 61st of 68 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.47 LPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.52 LPIA | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 0.57 LPIA | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 0.65 LPIA | +14.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7398 LPIA | +13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.47 LPIA | 0.47 LPIA | 0.47 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.545 LPIA | 0.52 LPIA | 0.57 LPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.6949 LPIA | 0.65 LPIA | 0.7398 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 58 Cameroon 0.77 LPIA compare
- 58 Pakistan 0.77 LPIA compare
- 60 Benin 0.76 LPIA compare
- 62 Senegal 0.73 LPIA compare
- 63 Sierra Leone 0.71 LPIA compare
- 64 Burkina Faso 0.67 LPIA compare
- 64 Mozambique 0.67 LPIA compare
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 youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Afghanistan?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Afghanistan was 0.7398 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7398 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.47 LPIA in 1979.
- How does Afghanistan rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity?
- Afghanistan ranks 61st out of 68 countries with data for 2022.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.3%. 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 Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release