Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Benin
Benin: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.3308 GPIA in 2022. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Benin, 1979β2022
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.
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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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
- 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 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