Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Benin
Benin: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary was 97.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Benin, 1984–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
In 2018, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Benin stood at 97.2%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Benin peaked at 97.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 39.5%, in 1990.
That places Benin 75th out of 183 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 50.1% | — |
| 1985 | 50.8% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 48.9% | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 48.4% | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 48.9% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 39.5% | -19.3% |
| 1992 | 49.2% | +24.6% |
| 1993 | 53.2% | +8.1% |
| 1994 | 54.5% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 56.9% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 59.1% | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 62.5% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 84.6% | +35.4% |
| 2004 | 87.7% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 83.8% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 86.8% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 90.1% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 94.2% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 94.9% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 94.8% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 95.5% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 96.4% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49.4% | 48.4% | 50.8% | 5 |
| 1990s | 53.6% | 39.5% | 62.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 87.9% | 83.8% | 94.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 94.8% | 97.2% | 6 |
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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 in Benin?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Benin was 97.2% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.5% in 1990.
- How does Benin rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary?
- Benin ranks 75th out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 (% 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.