Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio … abroad countries adjusted in Benin
Benin: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio … abroad countries adjusted was 0.5708 UIS estimate in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Benin, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS estimate.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.5708 UIS estimate for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Benin peaked at 0.5708 UIS estimate in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4964 UIS estimate, in 2012.
That places Benin 164th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio … abroad countries adjusted in Benin, year by year
| Year | UIS estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.4964 UIS estimate | — |
| 2013 | 0.5081 UIS estimate | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5082 UIS estimate | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.517 UIS estimate | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5268 UIS estimate | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5377 UIS estimate | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5263 UIS estimate | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5275 UIS estimate | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5093 UIS estimate | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5236 UIS estimate | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5251 UIS estimate | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.5708 UIS estimate | +8.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.5708 UIS estimate is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7118 UIS estimate, 80% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.5708 UIS estimate is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6694 UIS estimate, 85% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5185 UIS estimate | 0.4964 UIS estimate | 0.5377 UIS estimate | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.5322 UIS estimate | 0.5093 UIS estimate | 0.5708 UIS estimate | 4 |
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 mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Benin?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Benin was 0.5708 UIS estimate in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5708 UIS estimate in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4964 UIS estimate in 2012.
- How does Benin rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
- Benin ranks 164th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. 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 Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (UIS estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release