Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — Value — Male — All in Benin
Benin: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — Value — Male — All was 51.86 % in 2022. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — Value — Male — All in Benin, 2002–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — value — male — all in Benin is 51.86 %, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 14.4% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — value — male — all in Benin peaked at 51.86 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 32.97 %, in 2002.
That places Benin 37th out of 41 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — Value — Male — All in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 32.97 % | — |
| 2013 | 44.22 % | +34.1% |
| 2017 | 42.66 % | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 51.65 % | +21.1% |
| 2021 | 45.35 % | -12.2% |
| 2022 | 51.86 % | +14.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 51.86 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 76.06 %, 68% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Benin's 51.86 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.86 %, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.97 % | 32.97 % | 32.97 % | 1 |
| 2010s | 46.18 % | 42.66 % | 51.65 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 48.61 % | 45.35 % | 51.86 % | 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 — male — all in Benin?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — value — male — all in Benin was 51.86 % in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — value — male — all recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 51.86 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — value — male — all recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.97 % in 2002.
- How does Benin rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — value — male — all?
- Benin ranks 37th out of 41 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — value — male — all rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. 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 — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — Rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.