Lower secondary completion rate, female in Benin
Benin: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 26.6% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Benin, 1971–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2022, lower secondary completion rate, female in Benin stood at 26.6%.
That represents a change of down 18.0% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Benin peaked at 38.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1971.
That places Benin 177th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.9% | — |
| 1972 | 2.2% | +17.0% |
| 1973 | 3.3% | +48.4% |
| 1974 | 2.8% | -14.0% |
| 1975 | 4.2% | +48.9% |
| 1976 | 4.1% | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 4.4% | +9.3% |
| 1978 | 4.0% | -9.7% |
| 1979 | 4.5% | +13.3% |
| 1980 | 4.5% | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 5.5% | +23.4% |
| 1983 | 8.1% | +47.5% |
| 1984 | 7.4% | -9.0% |
| 1990 | 2.4% | -67.9% |
| 2000 | 8.7% | +267.0% |
| 2001 | 9.6% | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | -18.2% |
| 2006 | 16.5% | +108.9% |
| 2011 | 26.6% | +61.4% |
| 2013 | 34.6% | +30.1% |
| 2014 | 32.9% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 36.1% | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 38.0% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 28.5% | -25.1% |
| 2021 | 32.4% | +13.9% |
| 2022 | 26.6% | -18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.5% | 1.9% | 4.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 6.4% | 4.5% | 8.1% | 4 |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 7.9% | 16.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 26.6% | 38.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 29.2% | 26.6% | 32.4% | 3 |
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More education data for Benin
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 81,696 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.89 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, female in Benin?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in Benin was 26.6% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 38.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1971.
- How does Benin rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- Benin ranks 177th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.