Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Benin
Benin: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.4526 GPIA in 2022. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Benin, 2002–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Benin is 0.4526 GPIA, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 11.2% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Benin peaked at 0.4833 GPIA in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.3885 GPIA, in 2017.
Benin ranks 96th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Benin, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.4833 GPIA | — |
| 2017 | 0.3885 GPIA | -19.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4081 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.407 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4526 GPIA | +11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4833 GPIA | 0.4833 GPIA | 0.4833 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3983 GPIA | 0.3885 GPIA | 0.4081 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.4298 GPIA | 0.407 GPIA | 0.4526 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 108.04 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Benin?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Benin was 0.4526 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4833 GPIA in 2002.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3885 GPIA in 2017.
- How does Benin rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Benin ranks 96th out of 97 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release