Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Benin
Benin: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. was 17.8% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Benin, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Benin stood at 17.8%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 71.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Benin peaked at 17.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1960.
Benin ranks 99th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.7% | — |
| 1965 | 0.9% | +43.1% |
| 1970 | 1.0% | +7.5% |
| 1975 | 1.2% | +18.0% |
| 1980 | 2.1% | +76.3% |
| 1985 | 3.5% | +69.2% |
| 1990 | 5.5% | +56.5% |
| 1995 | 7.5% | +36.8% |
| 2000 | 10.4% | +37.4% |
| 2005 | 14.0% | +35.3% |
| 2010 | 17.8% | +26.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 2.1% | 3.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 5.5% | 7.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 10.4% | 14.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 17.8% | 17.8% | 1 |
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More education data for Benin
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.40 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.18 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Benin?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Benin was 17.8% 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 secondary schooling. recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1960.
- How does Benin rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling.?
- Benin ranks 99th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary