Literacy rate, youth female in Benin
Benin: Literacy rate, youth female was 67.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth female in Benin, 1979–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15-24.
Analysis
In 2022, literacy rate, youth female in Benin stood at 67.9%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 14.8% on the previous year and up 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth female in Benin peaked at 67.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 1979.
Benin ranks 91st of 105 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Literacy rate, youth female in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 18.3% | — |
| 1992 | 26.7% | +46.2% |
| 2001 | 31.9% | +19.3% |
| 2002 | 33.2% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 39.5% | +18.9% |
| 2011 | 48.5% | +22.6% |
| 2013 | 53.5% | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 51.0% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 62.8% | +23.1% |
| 2021 | 59.2% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 67.9% | +14.8% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 67.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 93.8%, 72% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Benin's 67.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 80.1%, 85% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.3% | 18.3% | 18.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 26.7% | 26.7% | 26.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 34.9% | 31.9% | 39.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 53.9% | 48.5% | 62.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 63.6% | 59.2% | 67.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 88 Cameroon 76.4% compare
- 89 Zambia 76.0% compare
- 90 Democratic Republic of Congo 68.3% compare
- 92 Sierra Leone 67.9% compare
- 93 Burkina Faso 67.1% compare
- 94 Mauritania 67.0% compare
More education data for Benin
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57,296 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, youth female in Benin?
- Literacy rate, youth female in Benin was 67.9% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 67.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 1979.
- How does Benin rank for literacy rate, youth female?
- Benin ranks 91st out of 105 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, youth female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.2%. 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 female (% of females ages 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.