Benin vs UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male
Benin
37.9%
in 2022
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
81.3%
in 2024
Benin rank
77th
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank
76th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male over time
- Benin
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
How they compare
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries currently reports 81.3% against 37.9% in Benin, a difference of 43.4%.
That makes UNICEF: All Unicef Countries's figure about 2.1 times Benin's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, UNICEF: All Unicef Countries has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 77th and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 76th of 87 countries.
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.6% | 50.2% | 46.5% | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries |
| 1990s | 8.3% | 58.4% | 50.1% | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 67.5% | 54.4% | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 76.9% | 51.6% | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries |
| 2020s | 33.3% | 80.3% | 47.0% | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, Benin or UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, at 81.3% against 37.9% in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male between Benin and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- 43.4%, with UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2022.
- How do Benin and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- Benin ranks 77th and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 76th of 87 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male (%). 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