Benin vs ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male

Benin
74.6%
in 2022
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
95.2%
in 2024
Benin rank
88th
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank
85th

Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male over time

  • Benin
  • ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
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How they compare

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) currently reports 95.2% against 74.6% in Benin, a difference of 20.6%.

That makes ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)'s figure about 1.3 times Benin's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 88th and ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 85th of 95 countries.

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) Difference Ahead
1970s 45.7% 73.0% 27.3% ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
1990s 55.1% 83.2% 28.0% ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
2000s 64.1% 87.6% 23.4% ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
2010s 71.6% 93.8% 22.2% ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
2020s 72.8% 94.7% 21.9% ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, Benin or ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), at 95.2% against 74.6% in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male between Benin and ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
20.6%, with ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
10 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2022.
How do Benin and ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank globally for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male?
Benin ranks 88th and ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 85th of 95 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
299 places, 9,726 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release