Is number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education rising or falling in Benin?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Benin

Name: Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Benin
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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Benin: Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education was 6 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

181st

of 214 countries

All-time high

in 1998

All-time low

in 1998

Years of data

1998–2025

Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Benin, 1998–2025

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Benin recorded 6 for number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Benin peaked at 6 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 6, in 1998.

Benin ranks 181st of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks in Benin, 1998 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1998	6	—
1999	6	+0.0%
2000	6	+0.0%
2001	6	+0.0%
2002	6	+0.0%
2003	6	+0.0%
2004	6	+0.0%
2005	6	+0.0%
2006	6	+0.0%
2007	6	+0.0%
2008	6	+0.0%
2009	6	+0.0%
2010	6	+0.0%
2011	6	+0.0%
2012	6	+0.0%
2013	6	+0.0%
2014	6	+0.0%
2015	6	+0.0%
2016	6	+0.0%
2017	6	+0.0%
2018	6	+0.0%
2019	6	+0.0%
2020	6	+0.0%
2021	6	+0.0%
2022	6	+0.0%
2023	6	+0.0%
2024	6	+0.0%
2025	6	+0.0%

Benin compared with similar countries

Benin's 6 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9, 67% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Benin's 6 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8, 75% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	6	6	6	2
2000s	6	6	6	10
2010s	6	6	6	10
2020s	6	6	6	6

Countries ranked near Benin

181 Cameroon 6 compare
181 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 6 compare
181 Comoros 6 compare
181 Guinea 6 compare
181 Equatorial Guinea 6 compare
181 Guyana 6 compare
181 Haiti 6 compare
181 Iraq 6 compare
181 Jamaica 6 compare
181 Liberia 6 compare
181 Malaysia 6 compare
181 Nicaragua 6 compare
181 Rwanda 6 compare
181 Singapore 6 compare
181 Sao Tome and Principe 6 compare
181 Suriname 6 compare

See the full ranking of 214 places →

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)

All data for Benin →

Frequently asked questions

What is number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Benin?: Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Benin was 6 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education recorded in Benin?: The highest recorded value was 6 in 1998.
What is the lowest number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education recorded in Benin?: The lowest recorded value was 6 in 1998.
How does Benin rank for number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education?: Benin ranks 181st out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
Is number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education rising or falling in Benin?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Benin data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 214 places, 5,894 data points, 1975–2025
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

February 2026 Data Release