Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Benin
Benin: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 31.0% in 2022. βΌ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Benin, 2013β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 31.0% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2022.
The figure is down 15.1% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Benin peaked at 37.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 29.6%, in 2017.
That places Benin 131st out of 134 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.1% | 29.6% | 37.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 33.7% | 31.0% | 36.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 128 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 39.6% compare
- 129 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 32.4% compare
- 130 Senegal 32.1% compare
- 132 Burkina Faso 26.6% compare
- 133 Niger 23.2% compare
- 134 Mali 19.6% 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 31.0% 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 37.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.6% in 2017.
- How does Benin rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Benin ranks 131st out of 134 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 17.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release