Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Benin
Benin: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female was 83.6% in 2008. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Benin, 1984–2008
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
In 2008, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Benin stood at 83.6%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 75.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Benin peaked at 83.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 27.1%, in 1990.
Benin ranks 132nd of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 33.3% | — |
| 1985 | 34.0% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 33.0% | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 32.8% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 33.2% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 27.1% | -18.5% |
| 1992 | 33.0% | +21.8% |
| 1993 | 36.3% | +10.0% |
| 1994 | 38.7% | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 41.3% | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 43.9% | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 47.6% | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 78.4% | +64.8% |
| 2008 | 83.6% | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.3% | 32.8% | 34.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 38.3% | 27.1% | 47.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 81.0% | 78.4% | 83.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More education data for Benin
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1743 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Benin?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Benin was 83.6% in 2008, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 83.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.1% in 1990.
- How does Benin rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female?
- Benin ranks 132nd out of 165 countries with data for 2008.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.