Benin vs Ethiopia: Literacy rates among adults

Benin

51.4%

in 2022

Ethiopia

60.5%

in 2022

Benin rank

80th

Ethiopia rank

78th

Literacy rates among adults over time

Ethiopia currently reports 60.5% against 51.4% in Benin, a difference of 9.1%.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.

Benin ranks 80th and Ethiopia ranks 78th of 89 countries.

Indicator: Literacy rates among adults
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 89 places, 916 data points, 1975–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of the population aged 15 years and older who can read and write.