Benin vs Sierra Leone: Literacy rates among adults

Benin

51.4%

in 2022

Sierra Leone

43.6%

in 2019

Benin rank

80th

Sierra Leone rank

83rd

Literacy rates among adults over time

Benin currently reports 51.4% against 43.6% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 7.8%.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.

Benin ranks 80th and Sierra Leone ranks 83rd 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.