Benin vs WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female
Benin
14.3%
in 2022
WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
69.3%
in 2024
Benin rank
77th
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank
79th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female over time
- Benin
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 69.3% against 14.3% in Benin, a difference of 55.0%.
That makes WB: Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 4.8 times Benin's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, WB: Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 77th and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 79th of 90 countries.
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9% | 28.8% | 27.9% | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 36.0% | 33.9% | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 46.8% | 43.0% | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 62.7% | 56.0% | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 67.6% | 58.2% | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, Benin or WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025), at 69.3% against 14.3% in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female between Benin and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 55.0%, with WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2022.
- How do Benin and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- Benin ranks 77th and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 79th 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