Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Benin
Benin: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 8.2% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Benin, 1979–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Benin recorded 8.2% for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 139.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Benin peaked at 8.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1979.
Benin ranks 99th of 108 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Benin, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.5% | — |
| 2002 | 3.8% | +593.1% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | +148.0% |
| 2022 | 8.2% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 3.4% | 8.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 8.2% | 8.2% | 1 |
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More education data for Benin
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.82 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 17,708 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 42,034 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46,977 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 81,696 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.89 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Benin?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Benin was 8.2% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1979.
- How does Benin rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Benin ranks 99th out of 108 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 139.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 completed post-secondary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed post-secondary non-tertiary education.