Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Benin
Benin: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 15.7% 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 15.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Benin peaked at 18.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2017.
Benin ranks 132nd of 135 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.3% | 13.2% | 18.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 15.7% | 17.0% | 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)
- 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 15.7% 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 18.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2017.
- How does Benin rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Benin ranks 132nd out of 135 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 13.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release