Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Benin
Benin: Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 5.6% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Benin, 2006–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Benin recorded 5.6% for initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Benin peaked at 6.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2014.
That places Benin 8th out of 61 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.
Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 6.3% | — |
| 2008 | 6.0% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 6.1% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 6.0% | 6.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 5.6% | 6.1% | 5 |
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 initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Benin?
- Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Benin was 5.6% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2014.
- How does Benin rank for initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Benin ranks 8th out of 61 countries with data for 2014.
- Is initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release