Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Benin
Benin: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender was 0.8297 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Benin, 2006–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.8297 GPIA for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in 2022. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 13.6% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Benin peaked at 0.8297 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5048 GPIA, in 2006.
Benin ranks 40th of 42 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Benin, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.5048 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.6305 GPIA | +24.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6254 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6157 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6479 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7304 GPIA | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8297 GPIA | +13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5048 GPIA | 0.5048 GPIA | 0.5048 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6299 GPIA | 0.6157 GPIA | 0.6479 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.78 GPIA | 0.7304 GPIA | 0.8297 GPIA | 2 |
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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, urban, adjusted gender in Benin?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Benin was 0.8297 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8297 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5048 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Benin rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender?
- Benin ranks 40th out of 42 countries with data for 2022.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release