Benin

Female Literacy Rate

51.94
ages 15-24
Dec 79Dec 02Dec 06Dec 12Dec 180.00025.0050.0075.00100.00
  • Benin
  • Global Median
Source: IMF

Global Ranking

142
Senegal63.5
144
Yemen60.6
145
Mauritania56.76
146
Burkina Faso54.45
147
Benin51.94
149
Liberia45.64
150
Guinea43.47
151
Afghanistan41.59
152
Mali38.45

Africa Ranking

38
Gambia64.45
39
Senegal63.5
41
Mauritania56.76
43
Benin51.94
45
Liberia45.64
46
Guinea43.47
47
Mali38.45
48
Niger35.56

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Definition of Female Literacy Rate

Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

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