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Adult female literacy rate in Afghanistan

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22.6% is the present adult female literacy rate value in Afghanistan, reflecting an increase of 5.6% (32.8%) 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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98.4%
+0.8%
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96%
+3.3%
(2020)
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79.9%
+3.1%
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Malaysia
77.3%
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35%
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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 female literacy rate between 1979 and 2021
Period Value Change
2021 22.6% +5.6%
2011 17% +12%
1979 5%
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