Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in Benin
Benin: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted was 0.17 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.17 LPIA
Change on year
up 70.0%
World rank
49th
of 55 countries
All-time high
0.21 LPIA
in 2013
All-time low
0.05 LPIA
in 2017
Years of data
7
1979–2022
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in Benin, 1979–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.17 LPIA for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in 2022.
That represents a change of up 70.0% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in Benin peaked at 0.21 LPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.05 LPIA, in 2017.
Benin ranks 49th of 55 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in Benin, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.09 LPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.13 LPIA | +44.4% |
| 2013 | 0.21 LPIA | +61.5% |
| 2017 | 0.05 LPIA | -76.2% |
| 2019 | 0.15 LPIA | +200.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1 LPIA | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 0.17 LPIA | +70.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.09 LPIA | 0.09 LPIA | 0.09 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.13 LPIA | 0.13 LPIA | 0.13 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.1367 LPIA | 0.05 LPIA | 0.21 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.135 LPIA | 0.1 LPIA | 0.17 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 46 Guinea 0.21 LPIA compare
- 47 Burkina Faso 0.19 LPIA compare
- 47 Egypt 0.19 LPIA compare
- 49 Afghanistan 0.17 LPIA compare
- 49 Ethiopia 0.17 LPIA compare
- 52 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.13 LPIA compare
- 52 Mali 0.13 LPIA compare
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 elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in Benin?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in Benin was 0.17 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.21 LPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 LPIA in 2017.
- How does Benin rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted?
- Benin ranks 49th out of 55 countries with data for 2022.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. 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 Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release