Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, adjusted gender in Benin
Benin: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, adjusted gender was 0.73 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, adjusted gender in Benin, 1979–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.73 GPIA for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, adjusted gender in 2022. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.1% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, adjusted gender in Benin peaked at 0.73 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.45 GPIA, in 1979.
Benin ranks 56th of 57 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, adjusted gender in Benin, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.45 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.61 GPIA | +35.6% |
| 2013 | 0.68 GPIA | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 0.65 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.69 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.64 GPIA | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 0.73 GPIA | +14.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.45 GPIA | 0.45 GPIA | 0.45 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.61 GPIA | 0.61 GPIA | 0.61 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6733 GPIA | 0.65 GPIA | 0.69 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.685 GPIA | 0.64 GPIA | 0.73 GPIA | 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 adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, adjusted gender in Benin?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, adjusted gender in Benin was 0.73 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, adjusted gender recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.73 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, adjusted gender recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.45 GPIA in 1979.
- How does Benin rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, adjusted gender?
- Benin ranks 56th out of 57 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, adjusted gender rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release