Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Benin
Benin: Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female was 12.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
12.2%
World rank
37th
of 38 countries
All-time high
12.4%
in 2011
All-time low
3.2%
in 2006
Years of data
5
2006–2021
Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Benin, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 12.2% for completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in 2021.
That represents a change of down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Benin peaked at 12.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2006.
Benin ranks 37th of 38 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3.2% | — |
| 2011 | 12.4% | +289.7% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | -29.0% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | -42.8% |
| 2021 | 12.2% | +142.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 5.0% | 12.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 34 Burkina Faso 20.1% compare
- 35 Malawi 17.4% compare
- 36 Mali 12.3% compare
- 38 Mozambique 6.0% compare
More education data for Benin
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Benin?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Benin was 12.2% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2006.
- How does Benin rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female?
- Benin ranks 37th out of 38 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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, middle quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release