Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Benin
Benin: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 7.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Benin, 1979–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Benin stood at 7.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Benin peaked at 8.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1979.
That places Benin 127th out of 131 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 8.4% | 8.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 5.2% | 8.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.2% | 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)
- 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 7.2% 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 8.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1979.
- How does Benin rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Benin ranks 127th out of 131 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 down 19.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release