Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female in Benin
Benin: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female was 2.6% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Benin, 1979–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 2.6% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2022.
That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and up 139.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Benin peaked at 2.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1979.
That places Benin 122nd out of 128 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.1% | — |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +703.3% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +33.7% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | +161.9% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -8.5% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 2.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.2%, 28% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Benin's 2.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.3%, 59% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.1% | 2.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More education data for Benin
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.56 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 90.39 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57,296 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 209,295 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 85,495 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 84,746 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 929,099 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.40 million (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.18 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Benin?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Benin was 2.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1979.
- How does Benin rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Benin ranks 122nd out of 128 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 139.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary 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