Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Benin
Benin: Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP was 1.6% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Benin, 2000–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Benin stood at 1.6%.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Benin peaked at 1.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2000.
Benin ranks 50th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.1% | — |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +20.6% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -11.0% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +16.0% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 5 |
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 government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Benin?
- Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Benin was 1.6% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Benin ranks 50th out of 162 countries with data for 2015.
- Is government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. 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 Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release