Mean years of schooling long run in Benin
Benin: Mean years of schooling long run was 6.27 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Mean years of schooling long run in Benin, 1870–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Benin recorded 6.27 for mean years of schooling long run in 2020. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean years of schooling long run in Benin peaked at 6.27 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 1870.
Benin ranks 94th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mean years of schooling long run in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 0.01 | — |
| 1875 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.02 | +100.0% |
| 1905 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.03 | +50.0% |
| 1920 | 0.04 | +33.3% |
| 1925 | 0.12 | +200.0% |
| 1930 | 0.2 | +66.7% |
| 1935 | 0.27 | +35.0% |
| 1940 | 0.41 | +51.9% |
| 1945 | 0.48 | +17.1% |
| 1950 | 0.52 | +8.3% |
| 1955 | 0.61 | +17.3% |
| 1960 | 0.7 | +14.8% |
| 1965 | 0.79 | +12.9% |
| 1970 | 0.87 | +10.1% |
| 1975 | 0.96 | +10.3% |
| 1980 | 1.26 | +31.3% |
| 1985 | 1.77 | +40.5% |
| 1990 | 2.24 | +26.6% |
| 1995 | 2.73 | +21.9% |
| 2000 | 3.31 | +21.2% |
| 2005 | 3.85 | +16.3% |
| 2010 | 4.57 | +18.7% |
| 2015 | 5.42 | +18.6% |
| 2020 | 6.27 | +15.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 6.27 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.23, 87% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Benin's 6.27 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.27, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mean years of schooling long run in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | +200.0% | 0.04 | 0.12 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1880s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1890s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1900s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.025 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.12 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.235 | 0.2 | 0.27 | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.445 | 0.41 | 0.48 | 2 |
| 1950s | 0.565 | 0.52 | 0.61 | 2 |
| 1960s | 0.745 | 0.7 | 0.79 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.915 | 0.87 | 0.96 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.52 | 1.26 | 1.77 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.49 | 2.24 | 2.73 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.58 | 3.31 | 3.85 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5 | 4.57 | 5.42 | 2 |
| 2020s | 6.27 | 6.27 | 6.27 | 1 |
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 mean years of schooling long run in Benin?
- Mean years of schooling long run in Benin was 6.27 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mean years of schooling long run recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 6.27 in 2020.
- What is the lowest mean years of schooling long run recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 1870.
- How does Benin rank for mean years of schooling long run?
- Benin ranks 94th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mean years of schooling long run rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Mean years of schooling long run. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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