Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Benin
Benin: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male was 46.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Benin, 1979–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 46.1% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in 2022. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.2% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Benin peaked at 46.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 1979.
That places Benin 49th out of 53 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 8.7% | — |
| 2002 | 30.4% | +250.3% |
| 2013 | 36.2% | +19.2% |
| 2017 | 37.9% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 44.2% | +16.5% |
| 2021 | 39.7% | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 46.1% | +16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.7% | 8.7% | 8.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 30.4% | 30.4% | 30.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 39.5% | 36.2% | 44.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 42.9% | 39.7% | 46.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More education data for Benin
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Benin?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Benin was 46.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 46.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 1979.
- How does Benin rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male?
- Benin ranks 49th out of 53 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release