Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Benin
Benin: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. was 2.0% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Benin, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Benin recorded 2.0% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 99.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Benin peaked at 2.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1960.
Benin ranks 107th 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 tertiary schooling. in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1% | — |
| 1965 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | +7.7% |
| 1985 | 0.4% | +192.9% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | +26.8% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | +55.8% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | +24.7% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | +34.7% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | +47.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More education data for Benin
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Benin?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Benin was 2.0% 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 tertiary schooling. recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1960.
- How does Benin rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling.?
- Benin ranks 107th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.0%. 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 tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary