Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Benin
Benin: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.3905 GPIA in 2022. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Benin, 1979–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Benin stood at 0.3905 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 13.4% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Benin peaked at 0.4158 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.3171 GPIA, in 2017.
Benin ranks 128th of 131 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3651 GPIA | 0.3651 GPIA | 0.3651 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3973 GPIA | 0.3973 GPIA | 0.3973 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3661 GPIA | 0.3171 GPIA | 0.4158 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.3674 GPIA | 0.3444 GPIA | 0.3905 GPIA | 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 0.3905 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 0.4158 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3171 GPIA in 2017.
- How does Benin rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Benin ranks 128th 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 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release