Benin vs Upper middle income: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female

Benin
1.56 million number
in 2018
Upper middle income
30.03 million number
in 2019
Benin rank
23rd
Upper middle income rank
20th

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female over time

  • Benin
  • Upper middle income
050.0M100.0M150.0M197619972019

How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 30.03 million number against 1.56 million number in Benin, a difference of 28.47 million number.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 19.3 times Benin's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 23rd and Upper middle income ranks 20th of 83 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 606,062 number 156.67 million number 156.07 million number Upper middle income
1990s 779,967 number 122.76 million number 121.98 million number Upper middle income
2000s 1.09 million number 57.89 million number 56.81 million number Upper middle income
2010s 1.47 million number 36.10 million number 34.62 million number Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher illiterate population, 25-64 years, female, Benin or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 30.03 million number against 1.56 million number in Benin as of 2019.
What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, female between Benin and Upper middle income?
28.47 million number, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Upper middle income?
6 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2018.
How do Benin and Upper middle income rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, female?
Benin ranks 23rd and Upper middle income ranks 20th of 83 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,240 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of females from age 25 to age 64 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.