Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Benin
Benin: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.2761 GPIA in 2022. βΌ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Benin, 2013β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.2761 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2022.
That represents a change of up 19.4% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Benin peaked at 0.3142 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.2218 GPIA, in 2017.
That places Benin 106th out of 108 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.273 GPIA | 0.2218 GPIA | 0.3142 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.2537 GPIA | 0.2313 GPIA | 0.2761 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 103 Mali 0.3841 GPIA compare
- 104 Burkina Faso 0.3834 GPIA compare
- 105 Niger 0.3299 GPIA compare
- 107 Guinea 0.2578 GPIA compare
- 108 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 0.2341 GPIA 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 0.2761 GPIA 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 0.3142 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2218 GPIA in 2017.
- How does Benin rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Benin ranks 106th out of 108 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 down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release