Benin vs ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female
Benin
14.3%
in 2022
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
70.8%
in 2024
Benin rank
77th
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank
76th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female over time
- Benin
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
How they compare
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) currently reports 70.8% against 14.3% in Benin, a difference of 56.5%.
That makes ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)'s figure about 4.9 times Benin's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 77th and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 76th of 90 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 | 0.9% | 24.6% | 23.7% | ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 32.5% | 30.4% | ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 45.2% | 41.4% | ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 63.5% | 56.9% | ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 69.0% | 59.6% | 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, female, Benin or ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), at 70.8% against 14.3% in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female between Benin and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- 56.5%, 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, female?
- Benin ranks 77th and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 76th of 90 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female (%). 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