Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Benin
Benin: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 2.31 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Benin, 1979–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Benin recorded 2.31 million number for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Benin peaked at 2.31 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 966,719 number, in 1979.
Benin ranks 25th of 87 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Benin, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 966,719 number | — |
| 1992 | 1.27 million number | +31.1% |
| 2002 | 1.59 million number | +25.4% |
| 2006 | 1.91 million number | +20.3% |
| 2012 | 2.18 million number | +14.1% |
| 2018 | 2.31 million number | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 966,719 number | 966,719 number | 966,719 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.27 million number | 1.27 million number | 1.27 million number | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.75 million number | 1.59 million number | 1.91 million number | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.25 million number | 2.18 million number | 2.31 million number | 2 |
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More education data for Benin
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 929,099 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.18 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 59,742 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 423,019 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 506,080 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2543 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 170,241 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.56 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Benin?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Benin was 2.31 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 2.31 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 966,719 number in 1979.
- How does Benin rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- Benin ranks 25th out of 87 countries with data for 2018.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of females over age 15 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.