Benin vs Lower middle income: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Benin
0.1743 units per person
in 2022
Lower middle income
0.1181 units per person
in 2024
Benin rank
18th
Lower middle income rank
17th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Benin
  • Lower middle income
0.050.10.150.2197019972024

How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.1743 units per person against 0.1181 units per person in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.0562 units per person.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.5 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Lower middle income ahead.

Benin ranks 18th and Lower middle income ranks 17th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Lower middle income in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0682 units per person 0.1175 units per person 0.0492 units per person Lower middle income
1980s 0.0958 units per person 0.1262 units per person 0.0305 units per person Lower middle income
1990s 0.1059 units per person 0.1275 units per person 0.0216 units per person Lower middle income
2000s 0.1562 units per person 0.1277 units per person 0.0284 units per person Benin
2010s 0.1874 units per person 0.1231 units per person 0.0642 units per person Benin
2020s 0.1704 units per person 0.1151 units per person 0.0553 units per person Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Benin or Lower middle income?
Benin, at 0.1743 units per person against 0.1181 units per person in Lower middle income as of 2022.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Benin and Lower middle income?
0.0562 units per person, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Lower middle income?
51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
How do Benin and Lower middle income rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Benin ranks 18th and Lower middle income ranks 17th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.