Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female (number) in Benin
Benin: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female (number) was 743 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in Benin, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2022, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Benin stood at 743. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 32.0% on the previous year and up 159.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Benin peaked at 743 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7, in 1999.
That places Benin 89th out of 142 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female (number) in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7 | — |
| 2000 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 10 | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 286 | +2760.0% |
| 2013 | 265 | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 286 | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 356 | +24.5% |
| 2016 | 392 | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 426 | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 421 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 536 | +27.3% |
| 2020 | 418 | -22.0% |
| 2021 | 563 | +34.7% |
| 2022 | 743 | +32.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 743 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,875, 40% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Benin's 743 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 291.5, 2.5× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female (number) in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +2760.0% | 10 | 286 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 2000s | 9 | 8 | 10 | 2 |
| 2010s | 371 | 265 | 536 | 8 |
| 2020s | 574.67 | 418 | 743 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 86 Madagascar 1,124 compare
- 87 Cyprus 945 compare
- 88 Albania 756 compare
- 90 Syria 684 compare
- 91 Bosnia and Herzegovina 674 compare
- 92 Tajikistan 644 compare
More education data for Benin
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1743 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Benin?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Benin was 743 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 743 in 2022.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 1999.
- How does Benin rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female?
- Benin ranks 89th out of 142 countries with data for 2022.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 159.8%. 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 Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release