Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Benin
Benin: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 14.3% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Benin, 1979–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 14.3% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 221.7% on the previous year and up 98.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Benin peaked at 14.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1979.
That places Benin 77th out of 90 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.9% | — |
| 1992 | 2.1% | +133.7% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | +81.2% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | +92.0% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | -48.8% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | +141.5% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | -50.2% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | +221.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 3.7% | 9.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 4.5% | 14.3% | 2 |
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More education data for Benin
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.82 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 17,708 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 42,034 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46,977 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 81,696 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.89 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Benin?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Benin was 14.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1979.
- How does Benin rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- Benin ranks 77th out of 90 countries with data for 2022.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release