Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Benin
Benin: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 0.54 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Benin, 1979–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Benin is 0.54 GPIA, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Benin peaked at 0.54 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.33 GPIA, in 1979.
Benin ranks 81st of 87 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Benin, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.33 GPIA | — |
| 1992 | 0.37 GPIA | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 0.44 GPIA | +18.9% |
| 2013 | 0.53 GPIA | +20.5% |
| 2017 | 0.42 GPIA | -20.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5 GPIA | +19.0% |
| 2021 | 0.45 GPIA | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 0.54 GPIA | +20.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.33 GPIA | 0.33 GPIA | 0.33 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.37 GPIA | 0.37 GPIA | 0.37 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.44 GPIA | 0.44 GPIA | 0.44 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4833 GPIA | 0.42 GPIA | 0.53 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.495 GPIA | 0.45 GPIA | 0.54 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 79 Burkina Faso 0.5607 GPIA compare
- 80 Senegal 0.55 GPIA compare
- 82 Mali 0.51 GPIA compare
- 83 Niger 0.45 GPIA compare
- 83 Sierra Leone 0.45 GPIA compare
More education data for Benin
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 929,099 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.18 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 59,742 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 423,019 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 506,080 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2543 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 170,241 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.56 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Benin?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Benin was 0.54 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.54 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.33 GPIA in 1979.
- How does Benin rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- Benin ranks 81st out of 87 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release