Benin vs WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male
Benin
37.9%
in 2022
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
80.7%
in 2024
Benin rank
77th
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank
79th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male over time
- Benin
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 80.7% against 37.9% in Benin, a difference of 42.8%.
That makes WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 2.1 times Benin's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 77th and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 79th of 87 countries.
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.6% | 49.0% | 45.3% | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 1990s | 8.3% | 57.4% | 49.1% | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 66.9% | 53.8% | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 76.3% | 51.0% | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 33.3% | 79.7% | 46.4% | WB: Low & 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, male, Benin or WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), at 80.7% against 37.9% in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male between Benin and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 42.8%, with WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2022.
- How do Benin and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- Benin ranks 77th and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 79th 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