Literacy rates of younger vs older population in Benin
Benin: Literacy rates of younger vs older population was 25.12 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
25.12
Change on year
up 57.2%
World rank
74th
of 85 countries
All-time high
25.12
in 2022
All-time low
2.24
in 1979
Years of data
8
1979–2022
Literacy rates of younger vs older population in Benin, 1979–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, literacy rates of younger vs older population in Benin stood at 25.12. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 57.2% on the previous year and up 77.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates of younger vs older population in Benin peaked at 25.12 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.24, in 1979.
Benin ranks 74th of 85 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Literacy rates of younger vs older population in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 2.24 | — |
| 1992 | 5 | +123.2% |
| 2002 | 8 | +60.0% |
| 2013 | 14.12 | +76.5% |
| 2017 | 12.22 | -13.5% |
| 2019 | 18.59 | +52.1% |
| 2021 | 15.98 | -14.0% |
| 2022 | 25.12 | +57.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.24 | 2.24 | 2.24 | 1 |
| 1990s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 2000s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| 2010s | 14.98 | 12.22 | 18.59 | 3 |
| 2020s | 20.55 | 15.98 | 25.12 | 2 |
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More education data for Benin
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 59,742 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rates of younger vs older population in Benin?
- Literacy rates of younger vs older population in Benin was 25.12 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates of younger vs older population recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 25.12 in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rates of younger vs older population recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.24 in 1979.
- How does Benin rank for literacy rates of younger vs older population?
- Benin ranks 74th out of 85 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rates of younger vs older population rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rates of younger vs older population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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