Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Benin
Benin: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index was 0.91 index in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Benin, 1979–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Benin is 0.91 index, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Benin peaked at 0.91 index in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4 index, 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 levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Benin, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.4 index | — |
| 1992 | 0.48 index | +20.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5214 index | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 0.56 index | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5485 index | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.75 index | +36.7% |
| 2017 | 0.76 index | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.82 index | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 0.83 index | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.91 index | +9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4 index | 0.4 index | 0.4 index | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.48 index | 0.48 index | 0.48 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5433 index | 0.5214 index | 0.56 index | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.7767 index | 0.75 index | 0.82 index | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.87 index | 0.83 index | 0.91 index | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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 levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Benin?
- Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Benin was 0.91 index in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.91 index in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 index in 1979.
- How does Benin rank for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- Benin ranks 83rd out of 96 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy levels among young people, adjusted 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.