Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Benin
Benin: Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate was 0.91 ratio in 2022. ▲ Rising
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Benin, 2002–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.91 ratio for adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Benin peaked at 0.91 ratio in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.56 ratio, in 2002.
That places Benin 63rd out of 68 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Benin, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.56 ratio | — |
| 2013 | 0.75 ratio | +33.9% |
| 2017 | 0.76 ratio | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.82 ratio | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 0.83 ratio | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.91 ratio | +9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.56 ratio | 0.56 ratio | 0.56 ratio | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7767 ratio | 0.75 ratio | 0.82 ratio | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.87 ratio | 0.83 ratio | 0.91 ratio | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 60 Burkina Faso 0.93 ratio compare
- 61 Ethiopia 0.92 ratio compare
- 61 Morocco 0.92 ratio compare
- 64 Mozambique 0.84 ratio compare
- 64 Pakistan 0.84 ratio compare
- 66 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.78 ratio compare
More education data for Benin
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57,296 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 209,295 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 85,495 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 84,746 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 929,099 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.40 million (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.18 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1743 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Benin?
- Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Benin was 0.91 ratio in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.91 ratio in 2022.
- What is the lowest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.56 ratio in 2002.
- How does Benin rank for adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate?
- Benin ranks 63rd out of 68 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate (ratio). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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