Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male (%) (Gross male) in Benin
Benin: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male (%) (Gross male) was 48.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Benin, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 48.5% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and up 63.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Benin peaked at 51.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 1999.
Benin ranks 139th of 182 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, upper secondary, male (%) (Gross male) in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 14.1% | — |
| 2000 | 15.9% | +13.3% |
| 2001 | 17.3% | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 18.6% | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 21.1% | +13.1% |
| 2004 | 21.6% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 29.6% | +37.3% |
| 2011 | 43.7% | +47.5% |
| 2013 | 47.8% | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 48.5% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 51.5% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 48.5% | -5.8% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 48.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.7%, 98% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Benin's 48.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.4%, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.1% | 14.1% | 14.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 20.7% | 15.9% | 29.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 48.0% | 43.7% | 51.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More education data for Benin
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.56 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 90.39 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Benin?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Benin was 48.5% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 51.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 1999.
- How does Benin rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
- Benin ranks 139th out of 182 countries with data for 2016.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.9%. 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, upper secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total male enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary education age.