Afghanistan Women Business and the Law Index Score: scale 1-100 data was reported at 31.875 NA in 2023. This stayed constant from the previous number of 31.875 NA for 2022. Afghanistan Women Business and the Law Index Score: scale 1-100 data is updated yearly, averaging 26.250 NA from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2023, with 54 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 38.125 NA in 2021 and a record low of 25.625 NA in 1998. Afghanistan Women Business and the Law Index Score: scale 1-100 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Afghanistan – Table AF.World Bank.WDI: Governance: Policy and Institutions. The index measures how laws and regulations affect women’s economic opportunity. Overall scores are calculated by taking the average score of each index (Mobility, Workplace, Pay, Marriage, Parenthood, Entrepreneurship, Assets and Pension), with 100 representing the highest possible score.;World Bank: Women, Business and the Law. https://wbl.worldbank.org/;;1. For the reference period, WDI and Gender Databases take the data coverage years instead of reporting years used in WBL (https://wbl.worldbank.org/). For example, the data for YR2020 in WBL (report year) corresponds to data for YR2019 in WDI and Gender Databases. 2. The 2024 Women, Business and the Law (WBL) report has introduced two distinct datasets, labeled as 1.0 and 2.0. The WBL data in the Gender database is based on the dataset 1.0. This dataset maintains consistency with the indicators used in previous WBL reports from 2020 to 2023. In contrast, the WBL 2.0 dataset includes new areas of childcare and safety. For those interested in exploring the WBL 2.0 dataset, it is available on the WBL website at https://wbl.worldbank.org.

Afghanistan Literacy Rate: Youth Female: % of Females Aged 15-24 data was reported at 44.172 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 42.000 % for 2021. Afghanistan Literacy Rate: Youth Female: % of Females Aged 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 32.000 % from Dec 1979 (Median) to 2022, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 44.172 % in 2022 and a record low of 11.000 % in 1979. Afghanistan Literacy Rate: Youth Female: % of Females Aged 15-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Afghanistan – Table AF.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.;Weighted average;

Afghanistan Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Population Aged 15+ data was reported at 5.104 % in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 5.155 % for 2023. Afghanistan Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Population Aged 15+ data is updated yearly, averaging 15.226 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2024, with 35 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 21.240 % in 2017 and a record low of 5.104 % in 2024. Afghanistan Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Population Aged 15+ data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Afghanistan – Table AF.World Bank.WDI: Labour Force. Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.;International Labour Organization. “ILO Modelled Estimates and Projections database (ILOEST)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;National estimates are also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.