Youth literacy in Benin
In Benin, 71.3% of people aged 15 to 24 could read and write in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1979.
Benin, 2022
71.3%
Change from 2021
+5.9percentage points
Position in 2022
55th of 59
Youth literacy in Benin over time
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% of people aged 15 to 24. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Benin |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 71.3% |
| 2021 | 65.3% |
| 2019 | 69.3% |
| 2017 | 58.8% |
| 2013 | 62.2% |
| 2006 | 57.4% |
| 2002 | 45.3% |
| 2001 | 48.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +5.9 percentage points from 65.3% in 2021.
- Since 1979, when it was 29.8%, the figure has changed by +41.5 percentage points.
- Among the 59 countries with data for 2022, Benin has the 55th highest value.