Youth/adult literacy rate in Benin
Benin: Youth/adult literacy rate was 71.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
71.2%
Change on year
up 9.1%
World rank
52nd
of 57 countries
All-time high
71.2%
in 2022
All-time low
45.3%
in 2002
Years of data
6
2002–2022
Youth/adult literacy rate in Benin, 2002–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, youth/adult literacy rate in Benin stood at 71.2%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth/adult literacy rate in Benin peaked at 71.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 45.3%, in 2002.
Benin ranks 52nd of 57 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Youth/adult literacy rate in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 45.3% | — |
| 2013 | 62.2% | +37.2% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.3% | 45.3% | 45.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 63.4% | 58.8% | 69.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 68.3% | 65.3% | 71.2% | 2 |
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More education data for Benin
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 929,099 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.18 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 59,742 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 423,019 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 506,080 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2543 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 170,241 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.56 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth/adult literacy rate in Benin?
- Youth/adult literacy rate in Benin was 71.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 71.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.3% in 2002.
- How does Benin rank for youth/adult literacy rate?
- Benin ranks 52nd out of 57 countries with data for 2022.
- Is youth/adult literacy rate 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Youth/adult literacy rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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