Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Benin
Benin: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index was 0.55 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Benin, 1979–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Benin stood at 0.55 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Benin peaked at 0.55 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2 LPIA, in 1979.
Benin ranks 46th of 53 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Benin, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.2 LPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.36 LPIA | +80.0% |
| 2013 | 0.46 LPIA | +27.8% |
| 2017 | 0.51 LPIA | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 0.54 LPIA | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.52 LPIA | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.55 LPIA | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2 LPIA | 0.2 LPIA | 0.2 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.36 LPIA | 0.36 LPIA | 0.36 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5033 LPIA | 0.46 LPIA | 0.54 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.535 LPIA | 0.52 LPIA | 0.55 LPIA | 2 |
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More education data for Benin
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 59,742 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Benin?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Benin was 0.55 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.55 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 LPIA in 1979.
- How does Benin rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index?
- Benin ranks 46th out of 53 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. 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 location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release