Government expenditure per student, secondary in Benin
Benin: Government expenditure per student, secondary was 11.3% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure per student, secondary in Benin, 2000–2015
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of GDP per capita.
Analysis
In 2015, government expenditure per student, secondary in Benin stood at 11.3%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 12.8% on the previous year and down 49.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure per student, secondary in Benin peaked at 22.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2015.
That places Benin 95th out of 109 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Government expenditure per student, secondary in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of GDP per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.2% | — |
| 2001 | 22.4% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 18.2% | -18.5% |
| 2003 | 20.1% | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 22.6% | +12.3% |
| 2013 | 13.8% | -39.0% |
| 2014 | 13.0% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | -12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.1% | 18.2% | 22.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 11.3% | 13.8% | 3 |
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More education data for Benin
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure per student, secondary in Benin?
- Government expenditure per student, secondary in Benin was 11.3% in 2015, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest government expenditure per student, secondary recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest government expenditure per student, secondary recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2015.
- How does Benin rank for government expenditure per student, secondary?
- Benin ranks 95th out of 109 countries with data for 2015.
- Is government expenditure per student, secondary rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Government expenditure per student is the average general government expenditure (current, capital, and transfers) per student in the given level of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita.