Adult literacy rate in Benin
51.4% of adults in Benin could read and write in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1979.
Benin, 2022
51.4%
Change from 2021
+7.5percentage points
World, 2022
87.4%
Position in 2022
43rd of 45
Adult literacy rate in Benin over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of people aged 15 and above. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Benin | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 87.7% |
| 2023 | – | 87.6% |
| 2022 | 51.4% | 87.4% |
| 2021 | 43.8% | 87.2% |
| 2020 | – | 87.0% |
| 2019 | 49.0% | 86.8% |
| 2018 | – | 86.8% |
| 2017 | 38.9% | 86.5% |
| 2016 | – | 86.3% |
| 2015 | – | 86.0% |
| 2014 | – | 85.6% |
| 2013 | 45.1% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | – | 84.9% |
| 2011 | 44.7% | 84.7% |
| 2010 | – | 84.4% |
| 2009 | – | 83.8% |
| 2008 | – | 83.5% |
| 2007 | – | 83.1% |
| 2006 | – | 82.5% |
| 2005 | – | 82.6% |
| 2004 | – | 82.6% |
| 2003 | – | 82.2% |
| 2002 | 34.7% | 81.7% |
| 2001 | – | 81.4% |
| 2000 | – | 81.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +7.5 percentage points from 43.8% in 2021.
- Since 1979, when it was 16.5%, the figure has changed by +34.9 percentage points.
- Among the 45 countries with data for 2022, Benin has the 43rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 87.4%.
More for Benin
All statistics for Benin
Primary school enrolment (gross)
108.0%
2022 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
14.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
50.4%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
28.7%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
11.8%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
9.6%
2022 · UNESCO UIS