Benin vs ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes
Benin
25.1%
in 2022
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
76.5%
in 2024
Benin rank
74th
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank
75th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes over time
- Benin
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
How they compare
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) currently reports 76.5% against 25.1% in Benin, a difference of 51.4%.
That makes ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)'s figure about 3.0 times Benin's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 74th and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 75th of 85 countries.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.2% | 35.0% | 32.8% | ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) |
| 1990s | 5.0% | 43.9% | 38.9% | ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 55.9% | 47.9% | ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 70.9% | 56.0% | ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 75.1% | 54.5% | ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes, Benin or ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), at 76.5% against 25.1% in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes between Benin and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- 51.4%, with ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2022.
- How do Benin and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- Benin ranks 74th and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 75th of 85 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release