Benin literacy rate for 2022 was 47.10%, a 3.27% increase from 2021.
Benin literacy rate for 2021 was 43.83%, a 4.96% increase from 2017.
Benin literacy rate for 2017 was 38.87%, a 5.92% increase from 2012.
Benin literacy rate for 2012 was 32.95%, a 4.25% increase from 2006.
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. The full historical dataset is available for download here: Benin Literacy Rate | Historical Data | 1979 - 2022.