Benin vs Late-demographic dividend: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes

Benin
3.81 million number
in 2018
Late-demographic dividend
69.38 million number
in 2019
Benin rank
25th
Late-demographic dividend rank
23rd

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes over time

  • Benin
  • Late-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Late-demographic dividend currently reports 69.38 million number against 3.81 million number in Benin, a difference of 65.57 million number.

That makes Late-demographic dividend's figure about 18.2 times Benin's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Late-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 25th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 23rd of 87 countries.

Late-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Late-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 1.67 million number 287.76 million number 286.09 million number Late-demographic dividend
1990s 2.09 million number 225.44 million number 223.34 million number Late-demographic dividend
2000s 2.92 million number 123.56 million number 120.64 million number Late-demographic dividend
2010s 3.74 million number 78.67 million number 74.94 million number Late-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes, Benin or Late-demographic dividend?
Late-demographic dividend, at 69.38 million number against 3.81 million number in Benin as of 2019.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes between Benin and Late-demographic dividend?
65.57 million number, with Late-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Late-demographic dividend?
6 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2018.
How do Benin and Late-demographic dividend rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes?
Benin ranks 25th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 23rd of 87 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
126 places, 2,267 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of adults over age 15 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.