Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in Benin
Benin: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location was 0.69 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.69 LPIA
Change on year
up 7.8%
World rank
49th
of 53 countries
All-time high
0.71 LPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.27 LPIA
in 1979
Years of data
7
1979–2022
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in Benin, 1979–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.69 LPIA for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in 2022.
That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in Benin peaked at 0.71 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.27 LPIA, in 1979.
Benin ranks 49th of 53 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in Benin, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.27 LPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.49 LPIA | +81.5% |
| 2013 | 0.62 LPIA | +26.5% |
| 2017 | 0.68 LPIA | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 0.71 LPIA | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.64 LPIA | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 0.69 LPIA | +7.8% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.69 LPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.88 LPIA, 78% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.69 LPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.71 LPIA, 97% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.27 LPIA | 0.27 LPIA | 0.27 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.49 LPIA | 0.49 LPIA | 0.49 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.67 LPIA | 0.62 LPIA | 0.71 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.665 LPIA | 0.64 LPIA | 0.69 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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 adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in Benin?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in Benin was 0.69 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.71 LPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.27 LPIA in 1979.
- How does Benin rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location?
- Benin ranks 49th out of 53 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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 literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release