Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Benin
Benin: Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) was 46.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Benin, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 46.1% for completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Benin peaked at 46.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 1993.
Benin ranks 137th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.5% | 12.2% | 14.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 12.0% | 10.8% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.6% | 15.6% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.5% | 30.9% | 35.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.6% | 38.1% | 46.1% | 6 |
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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 completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Benin?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Benin was 46.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 46.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 1993.
- How does Benin rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data)?
- Benin ranks 137th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.9%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release