Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ in Benin
Benin: Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ was 234.69 in 2015. β² Rising
Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ in Benin, 2000β2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Benin recorded 234.69 for initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ in 2015.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ in Benin peaked at 323.18 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 225.65, in 2003.
Benin ranks 113th of 122 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 250.2 | 225.65 | 294.72 | 9 |
| 2010s | 266.48 | 234.69 | 323.18 | 5 |
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More education data for Benin
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 59,742 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ in Benin?
- Initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ in Benin was 234.69 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 323.18 in 2010.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 225.65 in 2003.
- How does Benin rank for initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$?
- Benin ranks 113th out of 122 countries with data for 2015.
- Is initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release