Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Benin
Benin: Average years of schooling, males vs. females was 4.59 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Benin, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling, males vs. females in Benin is 4.59 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling, males vs. females in Benin peaked at 4.59 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.35 years, in 1990.
Benin ranks 180th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Benin, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.35 years | — |
| 1991 | 2.47 years | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 2.6 years | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 2.72 years | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 2.84 years | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 2.97 years | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 3.06 years | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 3.16 years | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 3.25 years | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 3.34 years | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 3.43 years | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 3.5 years | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 3.57 years | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 3.59 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 3.61 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 3.63 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 3.64 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 3.66 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 3.68 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 3.7 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 3.72 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 3.74 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 3.76 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 3.78 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 3.79 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 3.81 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 3.83 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 3.85 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 4.07 years | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 4.29 years | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 4.44 years | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 4.59 years | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 4.59 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.59 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.88 years | 2.35 years | 3.34 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.6 years | 3.43 years | 3.7 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.86 years | 3.72 years | 4.29 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.55 years | 4.44 years | 4.59 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 177 Guinea-Bissau 5.06 years compare
- 178 Madagascar 4.94 years compare
- 179 Sierra Leone 4.82 years compare
- 181 Pakistan 4.57 years compare
- 182 Burundi 4.3 years compare
- 183 Sudan 4.29 years compare
More education data for Benin
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 929,099 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.18 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 59,742 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 423,019 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 506,080 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2543 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 170,241 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.56 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling, males vs. females in Benin?
- Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Benin was 4.59 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, males vs. females recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 4.59 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.35 years in 1990.
- How does Benin rank for average years of schooling, males vs. females?
- Benin ranks 180th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling, males vs. females rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. 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, males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) men over 25 years participated in formal education.