Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) (%) in Benin
Benin: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) (%) was 24.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Benin, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 24.1% for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Benin peaked at 24.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 1995.
That places Benin 132nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) (%) in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 8.1% | — |
| 1982 | 8.2% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 8.2% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 8.2% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 8.1% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 8.0% | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 7.8% | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 7.5% | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 7.2% | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 6.8% | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 6.6% | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 6.3% | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 6.2% | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 6.1% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 6.1% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 6.2% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 6.4% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 6.8% | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 7.3% | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 7.8% | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 8.2% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 8.6% | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 9.4% | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 11.3% | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 12.2% | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 14.4% | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 15.3% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 16.2% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 16.4% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 16.8% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 17.2% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 17.7% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 18.0% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 18.6% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 19.2% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 20.1% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 20.9% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 21.8% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 23.2% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 23.7% | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 24.1% | +1.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 24.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.5%, 72% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Benin's 24.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.2%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.9% | 7.2% | 8.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 6.1% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 7.8% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 15.9% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.7% | 20.9% | 24.1% | 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, male (modelled data) in Benin?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Benin was 24.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 24.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 1995.
- How does Benin rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data)?
- Benin ranks 132nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release