Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Benin
Benin: Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender was 0.513 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.513 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
160th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.513 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.262 modelled data
in 1982
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Benin, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Benin stood at 0.513 modelled data. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Benin peaked at 0.513 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.262 modelled data, in 1982.
Benin ranks 160th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Benin, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.2631 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.262 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.268 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2695 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2729 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2733 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2743 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2765 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.284 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2924 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3068 modelled data | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 0.3183 modelled data | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3235 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3278 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3276 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3264 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3254 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3248 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3208 modelled data | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3223 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3259 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3269 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.328 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3264 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3253 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.328 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3266 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3272 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3299 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.341 modelled data | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3541 modelled data | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.371 modelled data | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3845 modelled data | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3988 modelled data | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4151 modelled data | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4325 modelled data | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4434 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4544 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4639 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4706 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4815 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4957 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5017 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.5104 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 0.513 modelled data | +0.5% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.513 modelled data is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.04 modelled data, 49% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.513 modelled data is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9431 modelled data, 54% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2715 modelled data | 0.262 modelled data | 0.284 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.3194 modelled data | 0.2924 modelled data | 0.3278 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3266 modelled data | 0.3223 modelled data | 0.3299 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4059 modelled data | 0.341 modelled data | 0.4639 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4955 modelled data | 0.4706 modelled data | 0.513 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More education data for Benin
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.56 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 90.39 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57,296 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Benin?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Benin was 0.513 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.513 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.262 modelled data in 1982.
- How does Benin rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Benin ranks 160th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. 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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release