Literacy rate in Benin in 2022 — 51.38%. Ranked 43 in the world out of 45. Since 1979, the indicator has risen by 34.9 pp.
1979–2022 · % of population aged 15+
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Benin
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 51.38 | +7.55 pp |
| 2021 | 43.83 | — |
| 2019 | 49 | — |
| 2017 | 38.87 | — |
| 2013 | 45.08 | — |
| 2011 | 44.69 | — |
| 2002 | 34.66 | — |
| 1992 | 27.25 | — |
| 1979 | 16.48 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The share of the population aged 15 and older able to read and write a short simple statement about their everyday life. The UNESCO definition is deliberately minimal — it is the threshold of functional literacy, not an assessment of the quality of education. In most countries the data come from censuses and surveys, so they are updated irregularly.
Important: The series is incomplete: values are published only for the years in which a census or a literacy survey was conducted.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
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