Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Benin
Benin: Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index was 0.91 GPI in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Benin, 1979–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.91 GPI for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in 2022. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Benin peaked at 0.91 GPI in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4 GPI, in 1979.
That places Benin 83rd out of 96 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, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Benin, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.4 GPI | — |
| 1992 | 0.48 GPI | +20.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5214 GPI | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 0.56 GPI | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5485 GPI | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.75 GPI | +36.7% |
| 2017 | 0.76 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.82 GPI | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 0.83 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.91 GPI | +9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4 GPI | 0.4 GPI | 0.4 GPI | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.48 GPI | 0.48 GPI | 0.48 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5433 GPI | 0.5214 GPI | 0.56 GPI | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.7767 GPI | 0.75 GPI | 0.82 GPI | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.87 GPI | 0.83 GPI | 0.91 GPI | 2 |
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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, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Benin?
- Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Benin was 0.91 GPI in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.91 GPI in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 GPI in 1979.
- How does Benin rank for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index?
- Benin ranks 83rd out of 96 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of females to males ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.