Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Benin
Benin: Literacy rate of young men vs. women was 74.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Benin, 1979–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate of young men vs. women in Benin is 74.6%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate of young men vs. women in Benin peaked at 76.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 45.7%, in 1979.
That places Benin 88th out of 95 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 45.7% | — |
| 1992 | 55.1% | +20.6% |
| 2001 | 61.1% | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 59.2% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 72.1% | +21.7% |
| 2013 | 71.6% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 66.8% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 76.3% | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 71.0% | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 74.6% | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.7% | 45.7% | 45.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 55.1% | 55.1% | 55.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 64.1% | 59.2% | 72.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 71.6% | 66.8% | 76.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 72.8% | 71.0% | 74.6% | 2 |
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More education data for Benin
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.40 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.18 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1743 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate of young men vs. women in Benin?
- Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Benin was 74.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 76.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.7% in 1979.
- How does Benin rank for literacy rate of young men vs. women?
- Benin ranks 88th out of 95 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate of young men vs. women rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate of young men vs. women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of men aged 15 to 24 years who can read and write.