Share of primary school teachers who are women in Benin
Benin: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 29.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Benin, 1971–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary school teachers who are women in Benin is 29.6%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Benin peaked at 29.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 2006.
That places Benin 206th out of 212 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.3% | 23.4% | 29.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 24.3% | 23.1% | 24.9% | 8 |
| 1990s | 24.3% | 22.6% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.0% | 17.4% | 21.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 19.0% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.1% | 28.6% | 29.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More education data for Benin
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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 59,742 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.48 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Benin?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Benin was 29.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 2006.
- How does Benin rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Benin ranks 206th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.