4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%) in Benin
Benin: 4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%) was 29.1 in 2020. ▲ Rising
4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education in Benin, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Benin recorded 29.1 for 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in 2020.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Benin peaked at 30 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 11, in 2001.
Benin ranks 149th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%) in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12 | — |
| 2001 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 14 | +27.3% |
| 2003 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 18 | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 21 | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 22 | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 23 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 25 | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 30 | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 28 | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19 | -32.1% |
| 2019 | 29 | +52.6% |
| 2020 | 29.1 | +0.3% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 29.1 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 52.7, 55% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Benin's 29.1 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.6, 80% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%) in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +52.6% | 19 | 29 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.3 | 11 | 23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.3 | 19 | 30 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.1 | 29.1 | 29.1 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More education data for Benin
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.56 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 90.39 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57,296 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 209,295 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 85,495 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 84,746 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 929,099 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.40 million (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.18 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Benin?
- 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Benin was 29.1 in 2020, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 30 in 2011.
- What is the lowest 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 in 2001.
- How does Benin rank for 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education?
- Benin ranks 149th out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
- Is 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of 4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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