International expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Benin
Benin: International expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP was 0.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
International expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Benin, 2000–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Benin is 0.4%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 20.4% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Benin peaked at 0.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Benin ranks 36th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
International expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.4% | — |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +54.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -16.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +17.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -44.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +42.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +50.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -20.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 8 |
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 international expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Benin?
- International expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Benin was 0.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest international expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest international expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for international expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp?
- Benin ranks 36th out of 178 countries with data for 2018.
- Is international expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. 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 International expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release