Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%) (enrolment female) in Benin
Benin: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%) (enrolment female) was 50.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Benin, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Benin stood at 50.9%.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Benin peaked at 63.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 2000.
Benin ranks 182nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%) (enrolment female) in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 17.4% | — |
| 2000 | 17.2% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 19.2% | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 21.3% | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 22.3% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 23.4% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 29.9% | +27.7% |
| 2011 | 46.4% | +55.1% |
| 2013 | 56.2% | +21.1% |
| 2014 | 57.6% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 60.9% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 63.6% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 50.1% | -21.2% |
| 2021 | 50.0% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 50.9% | +1.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 50.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 80.2%, 63% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Benin's 50.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 58.4%, 87% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%) (enrolment female) in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +55.1% | 29.9% | 46.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.4% | 17.4% | 17.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 22.2% | 17.2% | 29.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 56.9% | 46.4% | 63.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 50.3% | 50.0% | 50.9% | 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 gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Benin?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Benin was 50.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 63.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Benin ranks 182nd out of 199 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release