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 42.2% 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
Benin recorded 42.2% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Benin peaked at 58.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 35.8%, in 2015.
That places Benin 19th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | 58.1% | — |
| 2001 | 58.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 57.5% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 55.8% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 53.5% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 50.2% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 46.0% | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 42.1% | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 39.5% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 39.0% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 39.9% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 40.9% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 40.5% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 38.5% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 36.7% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 35.8% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 36.6% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 38.8% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 41.1% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 43.3% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 45.1% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 45.8% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 45.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 45.1% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 43.8% | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 42.2% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.0% | 39.0% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.2% | 35.8% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.6% | 42.2% | 45.8% | 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 42.2% 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 58.2% 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 35.8% in 2015.
- How does Benin rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Benin ranks 19th 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 17.9%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release