Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location in Benin
Benin: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location was 0.45 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location in Benin, 1979–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location in Benin is 0.45 LPIA, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 36.4% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location in Benin peaked at 0.48 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.16 LPIA, in 1979.
That places Benin 47th out of 53 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location in Benin, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.16 LPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.23 LPIA | +43.8% |
| 2013 | 0.34 LPIA | +47.8% |
| 2017 | 0.45 LPIA | +32.4% |
| 2019 | 0.48 LPIA | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.33 LPIA | -31.2% |
| 2022 | 0.45 LPIA | +36.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.16 LPIA | 0.16 LPIA | 0.16 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.23 LPIA | 0.23 LPIA | 0.23 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4233 LPIA | 0.34 LPIA | 0.48 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.39 LPIA | 0.33 LPIA | 0.45 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 elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location in Benin?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location in Benin was 0.45 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.48 LPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.16 LPIA in 1979.
- How does Benin rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location?
- Benin ranks 47th out of 53 countries with data for 2022.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. 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 Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ 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