Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Benin
Benin: Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender was 0.6583 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.6583 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
158th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.6583 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.2789 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Benin, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.6583 modelled data for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Benin peaked at 0.6583 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2789 modelled data, in 1981.
That places Benin 158th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Benin, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.2789 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.2888 modelled data | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2976 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.31 modelled data | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3149 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3192 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.3248 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3317 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.342 modelled data | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.3504 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3552 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3563 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3517 modelled data | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.346 modelled data | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3418 modelled data | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3422 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3508 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3553 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3597 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3663 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3743 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3811 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3876 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3929 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3979 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4023 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4106 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4236 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4479 modelled data | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4735 modelled data | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4983 modelled data | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5209 modelled data | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.539 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5572 modelled data | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5746 modelled data | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5952 modelled data | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6134 modelled data | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6315 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6417 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6483 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6482 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6482 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6485 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6523 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.6583 modelled data | +0.9% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.6583 modelled data is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 modelled data, 60% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.6583 modelled data is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 modelled data, 63% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.312 modelled data | 0.2789 modelled data | 0.342 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.3509 modelled data | 0.3418 modelled data | 0.3597 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3984 modelled data | 0.3663 modelled data | 0.4479 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5645 modelled data | 0.4735 modelled data | 0.6417 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6506 modelled data | 0.6482 modelled data | 0.6583 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 155 Congo 0.6872 modelled data compare
- 156 Central African Republic 0.6752 modelled data compare
- 157 Equatorial Guinea 0.66 modelled data compare
- 159 Afghanistan 0.6411 modelled data compare
- 160 Mozambique 0.6214 modelled data compare
- 161 Chad 0.556 modelled data compare
More education data for Benin
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.56 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 90.39 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Benin?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Benin was 0.6583 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6583 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2789 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Benin rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Benin ranks 158th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release