Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Benin
Benin: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female was 15.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Benin, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 15.6% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.4% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Benin peaked at 15.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2001.
That places Benin 81st out of 81 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4.8% | — |
| 2006 | 11.4% | +138.7% |
| 2011 | 15.1% | +32.9% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | -18.9% |
| 2017 | 11.9% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 14.2% | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 15.6% | +9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 4.8% | 11.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 11.9% | 15.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 14.2% | 15.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 108.04 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Benin?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Benin was 15.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2001.
- How does Benin rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female?
- Benin ranks 81st out of 81 countries with data for 2022.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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, upper secondary education, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release