Duration of pre-primary education in Benin
Benin: Duration of pre-primary education was 2 years in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
2 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
146th
of 223 countries
All-time high
3 years
in 1970
All-time low
2 years
in 1974
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Duration of pre-primary education in Benin, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for duration of pre-primary education in Benin is 2 years, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of pre-primary education in Benin peaked at 3 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 2 years, in 1974.
Benin ranks 146th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.4 years | 2 years | 3 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.8 years | 2 years | 3 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.8 years | 2 years | 3 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 6 |
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More education data for Benin
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 59,742 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.48 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.9% (2022)
- School enrollment, primary, male 112.1% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of pre-primary education in Benin?
- Duration of pre-primary education in Benin was 2 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest duration of pre-primary education recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 3 years in 1970.
- What is the lowest duration of pre-primary education recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 years in 1974.
- How does Benin rank for duration of pre-primary education?
- Benin ranks 146th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of pre-primary education rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Duration of pre-primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The average number of years that a child is expected to spend in pre-primary education, defined by country's official educational regulations or laws.