Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Benin
Benin: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female was 16.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Benin, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Benin is 16.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Benin peaked at 47.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 2025.
That places Benin 44th 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 children of primary school age, female in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.2% | — |
| 2001 | 42.7% | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 38.9% | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 36.1% | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 33.6% | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 31.1% | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 28.5% | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 26.1% | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 23.9% | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 21.7% | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 19.7% | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 19.4% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 20.3% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 21.3% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 22.2% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 22.8% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 22.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 22.7% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 22.4% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 21.6% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 20.4% | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 19.1% | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 17.9% | -6.3% |
| 2025 | 16.7% | -6.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 16.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 16.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.2%, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.0% | 21.7% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 18.6% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 16.7% | 22.4% | 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 children of primary school age, female in Benin?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Benin was 16.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 47.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 2025.
- How does Benin rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Benin ranks 44th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. 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 children of primary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release