Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in Benin
Benin: Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population was 3.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in Benin, 2013–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Benin stood at 3.9%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 25.9% on the previous year and up 78.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Benin peaked at 3.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2013.
Benin ranks 100th of 112 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in Benin, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2.2% | — |
| 2017 | 2.5% | +17.3% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | +49.4% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -19.1% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | +25.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.2% | 3.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.1% | 3.9% | 2 |
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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 educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Benin?
- Educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Benin was 3.9% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2013.
- How does Benin rank for educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population?
- Benin ranks 100th out of 112 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Bachelor's or equivalent.