Benin

Male Literacy Rate

69.76
ages 15-24
Dec 79Dec 92Dec 02Dec 06Dec 12Dec 180.00025.0050.0075.00100.00
  • Benin
  • Global Median
Source: IMF

Global Ranking

143
Afghanistan71.24
144
Mauritania70.94
145
Gambia70.74
146
Sierra Leone70.58
147
Benin69.76
148
Guinea69.64
149
Liberia64.96
151
Burkina Faso63.86
152
Mali55.23

Africa Ranking

38
Malawi72.49
40
Mauritania70.94
41
Gambia70.74
43
Benin69.76
44
Guinea69.64
45
Liberia64.96
47
Mali55.23
48
Niger51.07

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Definition of Male 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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