Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Benin
Benin: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 79.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Benin, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Benin stood at 79.8%.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Benin peaked at 80.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 38.4%, in 1999.
Benin ranks 140th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 38.4% | — |
| 2000 | 39.1% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 41.9% | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 45.4% | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 47.1% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 50.8% | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 55.5% | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 71.6% | +28.9% |
| 2013 | 79.7% | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 78.5% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 80.0% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 79.8% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.4% | 38.4% | 38.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 46.7% | 39.1% | 55.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 77.9% | 71.6% | 80.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 137 Bangladesh 80.7% compare
- 138 Sierra Leone 80.6% compare
- 139 Cayman Islands 80.2% compare
- 141 British Virgin Islands 78.7% compare
- 142 Micronesia (country) 78.6% compare
- 143 Lao People's Democratic Republic 77.0% compare
More education data for Benin
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 506,080 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2543 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 170,241 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.56 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 128,673 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Benin?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Benin was 79.8% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.4% in 1999.
- How does Benin rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- Benin ranks 140th out of 188 countries with data for 2016.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total male enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.