Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Benin
Benin: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 3.9% 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 3.9%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.9% on the previous year and up 78.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent 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.
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)
- 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 3.9% 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 3.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2013.
- How does Benin rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Benin ranks 100th out of 112 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 78.4%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release