Adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Benin
Benin: Adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate was 0.76 ratio in 2022. ▲ Rising
Adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Benin, 2002–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
In 2022, adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Benin stood at 0.76 ratio.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Benin peaked at 0.8 ratio in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.49 ratio, in 2002.
Benin ranks 44th of 48 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Benin, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.49 ratio | — |
| 2013 | 0.69 ratio | +40.8% |
| 2017 | 0.74 ratio | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8 ratio | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 0.73 ratio | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 0.76 ratio | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.49 ratio | 0.49 ratio | 0.49 ratio | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7433 ratio | 0.69 ratio | 0.8 ratio | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.745 ratio | 0.73 ratio | 0.76 ratio | 2 |
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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 location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Benin?
- Adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Benin was 0.76 ratio in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8 ratio in 2019.
- What is the lowest adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.49 ratio in 2002.
- How does Benin rank for adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate?
- Benin ranks 44th out of 48 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. 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 location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate (ratio). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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