Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Benin
Benin: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 22.6% in 2022. βΌ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Benin, 2013β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Benin stood at 22.6%.
That represents a change of down 12.3% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Benin peaked at 27.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 2017.
Benin ranks 132nd of 136 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.5% | 20.7% | 27.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 22.6% | 25.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 129 Mozambique, Republic of 32.1% compare
- 130 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 31.3% compare
- 131 Senegal 25.8% compare
- 133 Burkina Faso 21.3% compare
- 134 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 21.0% compare
- 135 Niger 17.5% compare
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 primary education or higher in Benin?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Benin was 22.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 27.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 2017.
- How does Benin rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Benin ranks 132nd out of 136 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. 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 primary 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