Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in Benin
Benin: Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) was 67.5% in 2025. β Volatile
Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in Benin, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 67.5% for completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in Benin peaked at 67.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 1991.
That places Benin 147th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.4% | 12.7% | 17.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 14.5% | 12.3% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.2% | 20.3% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.3% | 45.6% | 57.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.4% | 59.1% | 67.5% | 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)
- 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, female (modelled data) in Benin?
- Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in Benin was 67.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 67.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 1991.
- How does Benin rank for completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data)?
- Benin ranks 147th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release