Afghanistan - Adult literacy rate

37.27 (%) in 2021

In 2021, adult literacy rate for Afghanistan was 37.27 %. Adult literacy rate of Afghanistan increased from 18.16 % in 1979 to 37.27 % in 2021 growing at an average annual rate of 45.85%.

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Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.