Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Benin
Benin: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.3281 GPIA in 2022. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Benin, 1979β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Benin is 0.3281 GPIA, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Benin peaked at 0.3512 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1844 GPIA, in 1979.
Benin ranks 126th of 127 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1844 GPIA | 0.1844 GPIA | 0.1844 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2137 GPIA | 0.2137 GPIA | 0.2137 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3327 GPIA | 0.3142 GPIA | 0.3512 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.3281 GPIA | 0.3281 GPIA | 0.3281 GPIA | 1 |
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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 short-cycle tertiary education in Benin?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Benin was 0.3281 GPIA 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 0.3512 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1844 GPIA in 1979.
- How does Benin rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Benin ranks 126th out of 127 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 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release