Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Benin
Benin: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 3.3% in 2022. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Benin, 1979β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Benin stood at 3.3%.
The figure is up 14.2% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Benin peaked at 4.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1979.
That places Benin 139th out of 141 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.1% | 4.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 136 Togo 5.5% compare
- 137 Tanzania, United Republic of 5.0% compare
- 138 Mali 4.8% compare
- 140 Burkina Faso 3.3% compare
- 141 Niger 1.2% 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 upper secondary education or in Benin?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Benin was 3.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1979.
- How does Benin rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Benin ranks 139th out of 141 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. 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 upper secondary 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