Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Benin
Benin: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 73.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Benin, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 73.8% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in 2016. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 68.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Benin peaked at 73.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 28.7%, in 1999.
Benin ranks 146th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 28.7% | — |
| 2000 | 29.0% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 31.4% | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 34.3% | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 35.7% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 38.1% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 43.9% | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 60.6% | +38.3% |
| 2013 | 69.8% | +15.1% |
| 2014 | 70.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 72.4% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 73.8% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.7% | 28.7% | 28.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 35.4% | 29.0% | 43.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 69.3% | 60.6% | 73.8% | 5 |
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More education data for Benin
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.39 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0827 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.26 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.99 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0916 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 929,099 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.18 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 59,742 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Benin?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Benin was 73.8% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 73.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.7% in 1999.
- How does Benin rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Benin ranks 146th out of 188 countries with data for 2016.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.3%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.