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 35.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Benin, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Benin is 35.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Benin peaked at 38.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 2009.
Benin ranks 31st of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | 36.2% | — |
| 2001 | 36.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 35.5% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 34.6% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 33.8% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 31.6% | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 28.7% | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 25.9% | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 23.6% | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 22.9% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 24.6% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 25.4% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 25.5% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 25.4% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 25.8% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 27.3% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 29.8% | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 32.3% | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 34.6% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 36.8% | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 38.1% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 38.6% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 38.4% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 37.2% | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 35.3% | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.9% | 22.9% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 23.6% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.4% | 35.3% | 38.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 28 Comoros 35.9% compare
- 28 Papua New Guinea 35.9% compare
- 30 Lebanon 35.6% compare
- 32 Guinea-Bissau 34.0% compare
- 33 Suriname 33.8% compare
- 34 Lao People's Democratic Republic 32.8% compare
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 35.3% 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 38.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 2009.
- How does Benin rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Benin ranks 31st 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 36.8%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release