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Adult male literacy rate in Afghanistan

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The adult male literacy rate in Afghanistan currently stands at 52.1%, which is 6.6% (14.6%) higher than 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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Uzbekistan
100%
+0%
(2022)
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99.2%
+0.9%
(2018)
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98.6%
+1.5%
(2020)
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91.2%
+1.2%
(2017)
Malaysia
88.6%
+10.4%
(1991)
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73.2%
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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 male literacy rate between 1979 and 2021
Period Value Change
2021 52.1% +6.6%
2011 45.4% +15.1%
1979 30.3%
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