Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Benin
Benin: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 70.1% in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Benin, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 70.1% for completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Benin peaked at 70.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 18.1%, in 1991.
Benin ranks 141st of 165 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 | 21.6% | 18.5% | 24.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 21.1% | 18.1% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.5% | 27.7% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.7% | 51.2% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.4% | 62.5% | 70.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 138 Burkina Faso 72.2% compare
- 139 Rwanda 71.9% compare
- 140 Lao People's Democratic Republic 70.1% compare
- 142 Sierra Leone 68.8% compare
- 143 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 68.4% compare
- 144 Zambia 67.4% compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Benin?
- Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Benin was 70.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 70.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 1991.
- How does Benin rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Benin ranks 141st out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. 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, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release