Completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male in Benin
Benin: Completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male was 84.2% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male in Benin, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male in Benin stood at 84.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male in Benin peaked at 87.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 83.5%, in 2006.
That places Benin 34th out of 37 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 83.5% | — |
| 2011 | 86.4% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 87.7% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 87.3% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 84.2% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.5% | 83.5% | 83.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 87.1% | 86.4% | 87.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 84.2% | 84.2% | 84.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More education data for Benin
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 209,295 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 85,495 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 84,746 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 929,099 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.40 million (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.18 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1743 units per person (2022)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male in Benin?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male in Benin was 84.2% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 87.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.5% in 2006.
- How does Benin rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male?
- Benin ranks 34th out of 37 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release