Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in Benin
Benin: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female was 67.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in Benin, 1979–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in Benin is 67.9%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.8% on the previous year and up 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in Benin peaked at 67.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 1979.
That places Benin 91st out of 105 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 18.3% | — |
| 1992 | 26.7% | +46.2% |
| 2001 | 31.9% | +19.3% |
| 2002 | 33.2% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 39.5% | +18.9% |
| 2011 | 48.5% | +22.6% |
| 2013 | 53.5% | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 51.0% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 62.8% | +23.1% |
| 2021 | 59.2% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 67.9% | +14.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.3% | 18.3% | 18.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 26.7% | 26.7% | 26.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 34.9% | 31.9% | 39.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 53.9% | 48.5% | 62.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 63.6% | 59.2% | 67.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 88 Cameroon 76.4% compare
- 89 Zambia 76.0% compare
- 90 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 68.3% compare
- 92 Sierra Leone 67.9% compare
- 93 Burkina Faso 67.1% compare
- 94 Mauritania 67.0% compare
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 in Benin?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in Benin was 67.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 67.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 1979.
- How does Benin rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female?
- Benin ranks 91st out of 105 countries with data for 2022.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.2%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release