Benin vs Senegal: Literacy rates among adults

Benin

51.4%

in 2022

Senegal

50.4%

in 2023

Benin rank

80th

Senegal rank

81st

Literacy rates among adults over time

Benin currently reports 51.4% against 50.4% in Senegal, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Senegal ahead.

Benin ranks 80th and Senegal ranks 81st 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.