Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Benin
Benin: Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.8% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Benin, 2000–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Benin stood at 0.8%.
That represents a change of down 9.3% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Benin peaked at 1.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2007.
Benin ranks 135th of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +16.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +20.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +18.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -27.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -27.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +46.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +49.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -24.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 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 secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Benin?
- Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Benin was 0.8% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2007.
- How does Benin rank for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Benin ranks 135th out of 165 countries with data for 2015.
- Is government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. 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 secondary 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