Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Benin
Benin: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender was 0.3308 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.3308 GPIA
Change on year
up 21.8%
World rank
135th
of 137 countries
All-time high
0.36 GPIA
in 2013
All-time low
0.2472 GPIA
in 2017
Years of data
6
1979–2022
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Benin, 1979–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.3308 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2022.
The figure is up 21.8% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Benin peaked at 0.36 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.2472 GPIA, in 2017.
That places Benin 135th out of 137 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Benin, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.2736 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.36 GPIA | +31.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2472 GPIA | -31.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3271 GPIA | +32.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2716 GPIA | -17.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3308 GPIA | +21.8% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.3308 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7655 GPIA, 43% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.3308 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5973 GPIA, 55% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2736 GPIA | 0.2736 GPIA | 0.2736 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3114 GPIA | 0.2472 GPIA | 0.36 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.3012 GPIA | 0.2716 GPIA | 0.3308 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 132 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.463 GPIA compare
- 133 Burkina Faso 0.4425 GPIA compare
- 134 Malawi 0.436 GPIA compare
- 136 Togo 0.3183 GPIA compare
- 137 Afghanistan 0.2874 GPIA compare
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 upper secondary education or in Benin?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Benin was 0.3308 GPIA 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 0.36 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2472 GPIA in 2017.
- How does Benin rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Benin ranks 135th out of 137 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 8.1%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release