Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Benin
Benin: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 55.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Benin, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 55.7% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in 2022.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Benin peaked at 74.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 35.2%, in 1999.
That places Benin 178th out of 199 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 35.2% | — |
| 2000 | 35.9% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 38.4% | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 41.8% | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 43.5% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 47.1% | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 51.7% | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 66.7% | +28.8% |
| 2013 | 74.3% | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 73.4% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 74.8% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 74.4% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 56.8% | -23.7% |
| 2021 | 55.7% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 55.7% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.2% | 35.2% | 35.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 43.1% | 35.9% | 51.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 72.7% | 66.7% | 74.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 56.1% | 55.7% | 56.8% | 3 |
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More education data for Benin
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.82 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 17,708 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 42,034 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46,977 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 81,696 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.89 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Benin?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Benin was 55.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 74.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.2% in 1999.
- How does Benin rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- Benin ranks 178th out of 199 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release