Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Benin
Benin: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 1.8% in 2022. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Benin, 2013β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Benin is 1.8%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 43.6% on the previous year and up 64.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Benin peaked at 1.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2017.
Benin ranks 103rd of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 100 Mozambique, Republic of 2.4% compare
- 101 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 2.3% compare
- 102 Togo 1.8% compare
- 104 Kiribati 1.7% compare
- 105 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 1.5% compare
- 106 Burkina Faso 1.4% compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Benin?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Benin was 1.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2017.
- How does Benin rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Benin ranks 103rd out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.2%. 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 rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release