Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Benin
Benin: Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita was 3.19 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.19
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
184th
of 192 countries
All-time high
3.19
in 2021
All-time low
1.45
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Benin, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Benin recorded 3.19 for average years of schooling vs gdp per capita 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 gdp per capita in Benin peaked at 3.19 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.45, 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 | 1.45 | 2.21 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.47 | 2.29 | 2.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.67 | 2.56 | 3.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.17 | 3.11 | 3.19 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 181 Guinea-Bissau 3.67 compare
- 182 Sierra Leone 3.54 compare
- 183 Burundi 3.47 compare
- 185 Senegal 2.93 compare
- 186 Afghanistan 2.51 compare
- 187 Guinea 2.49 compare
More education data for Benin
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 59,742 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 108.04 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Benin?
- Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Benin was 3.19 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 3.19 in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.45 in 1990.
- How does Benin rank for average years of schooling vs gdp per capita?
- Benin ranks 184th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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