Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Benin
Benin: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.5609 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Benin, 1979–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Benin stood at 0.5609 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Benin peaked at 0.5609 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3439 GPIA, in 1979.
Benin ranks 130th of 132 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Benin, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.3439 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.4605 GPIA | +33.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5365 GPIA | +16.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5255 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5525 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5609 GPIA | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3439 GPIA | 0.3439 GPIA | 0.3439 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4605 GPIA | 0.4605 GPIA | 0.4605 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5382 GPIA | 0.5255 GPIA | 0.5525 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.5609 GPIA | 0.5609 GPIA | 0.5609 GPIA | 1 |
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More education data for Benin
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Benin?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Benin was 0.5609 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5609 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3439 GPIA in 1979.
- How does Benin rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Benin ranks 130th out of 132 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release