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Table 3.3.2 Literacy: Men Percent distribution of ever-married men age 15-49 by level of schooling attended and level of literacy, and percentage
literate, according to background characteristics, Afghanistan 2015 No schooling or primary school
Background characteristic
Secon- dary
school or higher
Can read a whole
sentence Can read
part of a sentence
Cannot read at
all No card
with required
language Blind
visually impaired Missing
Total Percent-
age literate
1
Number of men
Age
15-24 41.4
5.6 9.7
43.2 0.0
0.0 0.1
100.0 56.7
1,305 15-19
49.4 9.3
10.0 31.4
0.0 0.0
0.0 100.0
68.6 142
20-24 40.5
5.1 9.7
44.6 0.0
0.0 0.2
100.0 55.2
1,162 25-29
36.9 5.8
9.9 47.2
0.0 0.1
0.1 100.0
52.5 2,422
30-34 29.1
5.7 15.5
49.1 0.0
0.0 0.5
100.0 50.3
2,008 35-39
31.1 6.8
11.3 50.6
0.0 0.1
0.2 100.0
49.2 1,935
40-44 22.0
6.2 14.1
57.6 0.0
0.0 0.1
100.0 42.3
1,402 45-49
23.6 6.5
13.3 56.4
0.1 0.0
0.1 100.0
43.4 1,688
Residence
Urban 45.7
6.7 12.5
35.0 0.0
0.0 0.1
100.0 64.9
2,479 Rural
26.5 5.9
12.2 55.1
0.0 0.0
0.2 100.0
44.6 8,281
Province
2
Kabul 48.3
7.1 10.3
34.3 0.0
0.0 0.0
100.0 65.7
1,350 Kapisa
46.6 1.5
14.6 37.2
0.0 0.0
0.0 100.0
62.8 63
Parwan 44.5
2.6 9.6
42.9 0.0
0.0 0.4
100.0 56.7
220 Wardak
38.9 11.0
8.5 41.0
0.0 0.6
0.0 100.0
58.4 171
Logar 49.8
1.5 9.4
39.1 0.0
0.0 0.2
100.0 60.7
204 Nangarhar
44.0 2.4
14.2 38.5
0.2 0.0
0.7 100.0
60.6 273
Laghman 29.4
1.1 17.3
51.8 0.0
0.0 0.4
100.0 47.8
227 Panjsher
57.9 1.4
6.9 33.5
0.0 0.0
0.3 100.0
66.2 18
Baghlan 39.9
4.4 14.6
41.2 0.0
0.0 0.0
100.0 58.8
281 Bamyan
21.7 18.5
18.0 41.3
0.0 0.0
0.4 100.0
58.2 94
Ghazni 22.2
9.1 11.8
54.6 0.2
0.0 2.1
100.0 43.1
619 Paktika
34.8 1.5
14.5 48.9
0.0 0.0
0.3 100.0
50.8 322
Paktya 29.9
5.1 10.7
54.3 0.0
0.0 0.0
100.0 45.7
206 Khost
31.4 9.3
4.1 55.2
0.0 0.0
0.0 100.0
44.8 334
Kunarha 38.7
0.6 10.6
50.1 0.0
0.0 0.0
100.0 49.9
151 Nooristan
24.8 8.1
22.0 44.9
0.2 0.0
0.0 100.0
54.9 66
Badakhshan 26.0
4.4 13.7
56.0 0.0
0.0 0.0
100.0 44.0
316 Takhar
18.7 7.1
7.8 66.4
0.0 0.0
0.0 100.0
33.6 296
Kunduz 28.2
2.9 8.6
60.2 0.0
0.0 0.0
100.0 39.8
479 Samangan
19.6 5.1
8.2 67.0
0.0 0.0
0.0 100.0
33.0 125
Balkh 27.1
6.9 10.8
55.1 0.0
0.0 0.0
100.0 44.9
616 Sar-E-Pul
14.4 13.5
18.7 53.3
0.0 0.0
0.0 100.0
46.7 195
Ghor 42.2
2.7 6.9
48.2 0.0
0.0 0.0
100.0 51.8
322 Daykundi
21.6 11.8
12.7 54.0
0.0 0.0
0.0 100.0
46.0 77
Urozgan 13.6
1.3 3.4
81.7 0.0
0.0 0.0
100.0 18.3
92 Kandahar
18.8 2.2
14.0 64.9
0.0 0.0
0.0 100.0
35.1 874
Jawzjan 46.7
4.5 10.8
37.9 0.0
0.0 0.0
100.0 62.1
218 Faryab
34.3 6.9
13.9 44.9
0.0 0.0
0.0 100.0
55.1 706
Helmand 33.9
2.1 18.3
44.9 0.0
0.0 0.8
100.0 54.3
355 Badghis
15.8 3.1
9.4 71.7
0.0 0.0
0.0 100.0
28.3 231
Herat 18.9
10.9 16.0
53.9 0.0
0.3 0.0
100.0 45.8
863 Farah
18.5 14.2
17.6 49.6
0.0 0.0
0.1 100.0
50.3 295
Nimroz 16.2
12.5 13.8
57.4 0.0
0.0 0.2
100.0 42.4
93
Wealth quintile
Lowest 20.8
5.3 10.9
62.9 0.0
0.0 0.1
100.0 37.1
2,029 Second
21.4 6.7
13.1 58.4
0.1 0.0
0.3 100.0
41.2 2,233
Middle 24.7
5.7 11.6
57.5 0.0
0.1 0.4
100.0 42.0
2,160 Fourth
34.7 6.5
13.7 44.8
0.0 0.0
0.2 100.0
55.0 2,260
Highest 53.3
6.2 11.6
28.9 0.0
0.0 0.1
100.0 71.0
2,078 Total
30.9 6.1
12.2 50.5
0.0 0.0
0.2 100.0
49.3 10,760
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Refers to men who attended secondary school or higher and men who can read a whole sentence or part of a sentence
2
Estimates for Zabul are not presented separately due to sample coverage issues; however, they are included in the total national estimates.
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• Characteristics of Respondents
Table 3.4.1 Exposure to mass media: Women Percentage of ever-married women age 15-49 who are exposed to specific media on a weekly basis, by