Education spending in Benin
Benin: Education spending was 3.23 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.23
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
141st
of 199 countries
All-time high
3.68
in 2010
All-time low
1.92
in 1999
Years of data
25
1998–2023
Education spending in Benin, 1998–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Benin recorded 3.23 for education spending in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education spending in Benin peaked at 3.68 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.92, in 1999.
That places Benin 141st out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Education spending in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.75 | — |
| 1999 | 1.92 | -30.1% |
| 2000 | 2.11 | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 2.37 | +11.9% |
| 2002 | 2.16 | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 2.28 | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 2.57 | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 2.66 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 2.56 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 2.36 | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 2.78 | +17.5% |
| 2009 | 3.09 | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 3.68 | +19.1% |
| 2012 | 3.56 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 3.33 | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 3.16 | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 3.17 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 2.9 | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 3.54 | +22.0% |
| 2018 | 2.93 | -17.1% |
| 2019 | 2.73 | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 2.9 | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 3.1 | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.23 | +4.3% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 3.23 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.02, 80% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 3.23 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.2, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.33 | 1.92 | 2.75 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.49 | 2.11 | 3.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.22 | 2.73 | 3.68 | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.08 | 2.9 | 3.23 | 4 |
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 education spending in Benin?
- Education spending in Benin was 3.23 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest education spending recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 3.68 in 2010.
- What is the lowest education spending recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.92 in 1999.
- How does Benin rank for education spending?
- Benin ranks 141st out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is education spending rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Education spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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