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.
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 29.0% | — |
| 1972 | 28.4% | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 27.9% | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 26.3% | -5.8% |
| 1975 | 27.5% | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 23.7% | -13.9% |
| 1978 | 23.4% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 24.4% | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 23.1% | -5.3% |
| 1982 | 23.8% | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 24.7% | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 24.9% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 24.1% | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 24.4% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 24.8% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 24.5% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 24.6% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 24.7% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 24.8% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 25.4% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 25.4% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 24.7% | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 24.0% | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 23.1% | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 23.1% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 22.6% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 21.9% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 19.9% | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 19.0% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 19.2% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 18.9% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 17.7% | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 17.4% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 18.7% | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 18.8% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 19.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 19.9% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 20.9% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 21.9% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 22.5% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 23.9% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 25.1% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 25.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 25.8% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 26.5% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 28.6% | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 28.9% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 29.6% | +2.5% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 29.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 60.1%, 49% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 29.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.7%, 61% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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.