Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Benin
Benin: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity was 0.91 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Benin, 1979–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Benin is 0.91 GPIA, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.6% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Benin peaked at 0.91 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4 GPIA, 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.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Benin, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.4 GPIA | — |
| 1992 | 0.48 GPIA | +20.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5214 GPIA | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 0.56 GPIA | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5485 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.75 GPIA | +36.7% |
| 2017 | 0.76 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.82 GPIA | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 0.83 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.91 GPIA | +9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4 GPIA | 0.4 GPIA | 0.4 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.48 GPIA | 0.48 GPIA | 0.48 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5433 GPIA | 0.5214 GPIA | 0.56 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.7767 GPIA | 0.75 GPIA | 0.82 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.87 GPIA | 0.83 GPIA | 0.91 GPIA | 2 |
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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 youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Benin?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Benin was 0.91 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.91 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 GPIA in 1979.
- How does Benin rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity?
- Benin ranks 83rd out of 96 countries with data for 2022.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity 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, published as part of Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release