Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — Value — Female in Benin
Benin: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — Value — Female was 29.99 % in 2022. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — Value — Female in Benin, 2002–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — value — female in Benin stood at 29.99 %. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 26.2% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — value — female in Benin peaked at 29.99 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.17 %, in 2002.
That places Benin 38th out of 42 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — Value — Female in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 11.17 % | — |
| 2013 | 23.04 % | +106.3% |
| 2017 | 19.95 % | -13.4% |
| 2019 | 28.16 % | +41.2% |
| 2021 | 23.77 % | -15.6% |
| 2022 | 29.99 % | +26.2% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 29.99 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56.24 %, 53% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Benin's 29.99 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.99 %, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.17 % | 11.17 % | 11.17 % | 1 |
| 2010s | 23.72 % | 19.95 % | 28.16 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 26.88 % | 23.77 % | 29.99 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More economy & growth data for Benin
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.42 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.03 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 60.28 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 4.17 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 543.01 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 22.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0253 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 37.55 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 12.54 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — value — female in Benin?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — value — female in Benin was 29.99 % in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — value — female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 29.99 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — value — female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.17 % in 2002.
- How does Benin rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — value — female?
- Benin ranks 38th out of 42 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — value — female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — Rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.