Literacy rate, youth total in Benin
Benin: Literacy rate, youth total was 71.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth total in Benin, 1979–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of people ages 15-24.
Analysis
In 2022, literacy rate, youth total in Benin stood at 71.2%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth total in Benin peaked at 71.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 29.8%, in 1979.
That places Benin 86th out of 95 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 total in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of people ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 29.8% | — |
| 1992 | 39.9% | +33.9% |
| 2001 | 48.0% | +20.3% |
| 2002 | 45.3% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 57.4% | +26.6% |
| 2013 | 62.2% | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 58.8% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 69.2% | +17.8% |
| 2021 | 65.3% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 71.2% | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.8% | 29.8% | 29.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 39.9% | 39.9% | 39.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 50.2% | 45.3% | 57.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 63.4% | 58.8% | 69.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 68.3% | 65.3% | 71.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 83 Pakistan 73.1% compare
- 84 Sierra Leone 73.0% compare
- 85 Mozambique 71.4% compare
- 87 Gambia 67.5% compare
- 88 Senegal 67.5% compare
- 89 Côte d'Ivoire 66.8% 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 total in Benin?
- Literacy rate, youth total in Benin was 71.2% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth total recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 71.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth total recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8% in 1979.
- How does Benin rank for literacy rate, youth total?
- Benin ranks 86th out of 95 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, youth total rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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 total (% of people 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.