Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Benin
Benin: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling was 3.19 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Benin, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Benin recorded 3.19 years for average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Benin peaked at 3.19 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.45 years, in 1990.
Benin ranks 184th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.82 years | 1.45 years | 2.21 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.47 years | 2.29 years | 2.55 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.67 years | 2.56 years | 3.03 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.17 years | 3.11 years | 3.19 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 181 Guinea-Bissau 3.67 years compare
- 182 Sierra Leone 3.54 years compare
- 183 Burundi 3.47 years compare
- 185 Senegal 2.93 years compare
- 186 Afghanistan 2.51 years compare
- 187 Guinea 2.49 years compare
More education data for Benin
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 59,742 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.48 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Benin?
- Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Benin was 3.19 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 3.19 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.45 years in 1990.
- How does Benin rank for average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling?
- Benin ranks 184th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.