Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Benin
Benin: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 18.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Benin, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Benin is 18.7%, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Benin peaked at 18.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 1960.
That places Benin 80th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Benin, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.4% | — |
| 1965 | 9.8% | +16.2% |
| 1970 | 10.6% | +8.2% |
| 1975 | 11.0% | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 11.3% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 13.1% | +15.9% |
| 1990 | 15.6% | +19.0% |
| 1995 | 18.3% | +17.5% |
| 2000 | 18.7% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 18.5% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 18.7% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.1% | 8.4% | 9.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 10.8% | 10.6% | 11.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 12.2% | 11.3% | 13.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 16.9% | 15.6% | 18.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 18.5% | 18.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 18.7% | 18.7% | 1 |
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 barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Benin?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Benin was 18.7% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 1960.
- How does Benin rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Benin ranks 80th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)