Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, female in Benin
Benin: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, female was 45.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, female in Benin, 1979–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 45.6% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.4% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, female in Benin peaked at 45.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 1979.
Benin ranks 56th of 59 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, female in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 14.1% | — |
| 2002 | 37.5% | +166.2% |
| 2013 | 40.5% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 33.0% | -18.4% |
| 2019 | 40.6% | +22.9% |
| 2021 | 35.2% | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 45.6% | +29.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.1% | 14.1% | 14.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 37.5% | 37.5% | 37.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 38.0% | 33.0% | 40.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 40.4% | 35.2% | 45.6% | 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, urban, female in Benin?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, female in Benin was 45.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 45.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 1979.
- How does Benin rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, female?
- Benin ranks 56th out of 59 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release