Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Benin
Benin: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 38.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Benin, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Benin stood at 38.7%.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Benin peaked at 47.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 30.7%, in 2015.
That places Benin 22nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.0% | — |
| 2001 | 47.1% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 46.4% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 45.1% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 43.5% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 40.8% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 37.3% | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 33.9% | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 31.4% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 30.8% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 31.6% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 32.6% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 32.8% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 31.9% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 31.0% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 30.7% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 31.9% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 34.2% | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 36.6% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 38.9% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 40.9% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 41.9% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 42.1% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 41.7% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 40.4% | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 38.7% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.3% | 30.8% | 47.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.2% | 30.7% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.9% | 38.7% | 42.1% | 6 |
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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Benin?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Benin was 38.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 47.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.7% in 2015.
- How does Benin rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Benin ranks 22nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release