Educational attainment rate, completed … male lower location LPIA in Benin
Benin: Educational attainment rate, completed … male lower location LPIA was 0.3879 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Benin, 2002–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Benin is 0.3879 LPIA, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% 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 0.3879 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2399 LPIA, in 2002.
That places Benin 82nd out of 95 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male lower location LPIA in Benin, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.2399 LPIA | — |
| 2017 | 0.3329 LPIA | +38.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3352 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3747 LPIA | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3879 LPIA | +3.5% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.3879 LPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5966 LPIA, 65% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.3879 LPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3481 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2399 LPIA | 0.2399 LPIA | 0.2399 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.334 LPIA | 0.3329 LPIA | 0.3352 LPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.3813 LPIA | 0.3747 LPIA | 0.3879 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More education data for Benin
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.56 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 90.39 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57,296 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 209,295 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 85,495 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 84,746 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 929,099 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.40 million (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.18 % change on previous year (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 0.3879 LPIA 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 0.3879 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2399 LPIA in 2002.
- How does Benin rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Benin ranks 82nd out of 95 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 rising.
- 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release