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Adult literacy rate in Afghanistan

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37.3% is the present adult literacy rate value in Afghanistan, reflecting an increase of 5.8% (18.5%) since 2011.
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Source:
World Bank
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1970 to 2023
Points:
13,760
Measure:
%
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100%
+0%
(2022)
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98.8%
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97.6%
+2.3%
(2020)
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85.6%
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Malaysia
82.9%
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54.1%
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Female doctoral attainment
0%
0%
(2021)
Female tertiary school enrollment
5.9%
+0.9%
(2020)
Primary education duration
6 years
0 years
(2022)
Secondary education duration
6 years
0 years
(2022)
Female primary last grade persistence
77.6%
+3.7%
(1977)
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Afghanistan Adult literacy rate between 1979 and 2021
Period Value Change
2021 37.3% +5.8%
2011 31.4% +13.3%
1979 18.2%
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