Benin Literacy Rate 1979-2025

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Literacy Rate

Benin literacy rate for 2022 was 47.10%, a 14.15% increase from 2012.

Benin literacy rate for 2012 was 32.95%, a 4.25% increase from 2006.
Benin literacy rate for 2006 was 28.70%, a 5.96% decline from 2002.
Benin literacy rate for 2002 was 34.66%, a 7.41% increase from 1992.

Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.