Benin vs Sierra Leone: Literate and illiterate world population

Benin

48.6%

in 2022

Sierra Leone

56.4%

in 2019

Benin rank

11th

Sierra Leone rank

8th

Literate and illiterate world population over time

Sierra Leone currently reports 56.4% against 48.6% in Benin, a difference of 7.8%.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.

Globally, Benin ranks 11th and Sierra Leone ranks 8th of 128 countries.

Indicator: Literate and illiterate world population
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 128 places, 1,272 data points, 1475–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Share of adults who cannot read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.