Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, female in Benin
Benin: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, female was 30.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, female in Benin, 1979–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, female in Benin stood at 30.0%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 26.2% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, female in Benin peaked at 30.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1979.
That places Benin 49th out of 55 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, female in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 2.8% | — |
| 2002 | 11.2% | +300.4% |
| 2013 | 23.0% | +106.3% |
| 2017 | 19.9% | -13.4% |
| 2019 | 28.2% | +41.2% |
| 2021 | 23.8% | -15.6% |
| 2022 | 30.0% | +26.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 19.9% | 28.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 26.9% | 23.8% | 30.0% | 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, rural, female in Benin?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, female in Benin was 30.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1979.
- How does Benin rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, female?
- Benin ranks 49th out of 55 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. 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, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release