Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted in Benin
Benin: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted was 0.73 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted in Benin, 1979–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted in Benin stood at 0.73 LPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted in Benin peaked at 0.74 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.17 LPIA, in 1979.
Benin ranks 48th of 56 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted in Benin, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.17 LPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.36 LPIA | +111.8% |
| 2013 | 0.62 LPIA | +72.2% |
| 2017 | 0.69 LPIA | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 0.74 LPIA | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 0.68 LPIA | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 0.73 LPIA | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.17 LPIA | 0.17 LPIA | 0.17 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.36 LPIA | 0.36 LPIA | 0.36 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6833 LPIA | 0.62 LPIA | 0.74 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.705 LPIA | 0.68 LPIA | 0.73 LPIA | 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 youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted in Benin?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted in Benin was 0.73 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.74 LPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.17 LPIA in 1979.
- How does Benin rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted?
- Benin ranks 48th out of 56 countries with data for 2022.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release