Adult Literacy Rate in Benin
Benin: Adult Literacy Rate was 51.38 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Adult Literacy Rate in Benin, 1979–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Benin recorded 51.38 for adult literacy rate in 2022. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.2% on the previous year and up 55.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate in Benin peaked at 51.38 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.48, in 1979.
That places Benin 100th out of 110 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.48 | 16.48 | 16.48 | 1 |
| 1990s | 27.25 | 27.25 | 27.25 | 1 |
| 2000s | 31.68 | 28.7 | 34.66 | 2 |
| 2010s | 42.12 | 32.95 | 49 | 5 |
| 2020s | 47.61 | 43.83 | 51.38 | 2 |
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More gender data for Benin
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 229,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 237,041 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 223,456 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 230,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 219,192 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 225,605 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 214,836 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 220,927 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 210,789 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 216,548 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate in Benin?
- Adult literacy rate in Benin was 51.38 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 51.38 in 2022.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.48 in 1979.
- How does Benin rank for adult literacy rate?
- Benin ranks 100th out of 110 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adult literacy rate rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Adult Literacy Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on educational outcomes.