Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in Benin
Benin: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) was 12.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in Benin, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in Benin stood at 12.0%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in Benin peaked at 30.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2025.
That places Benin 59th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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, male (modelled) in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.8% | — |
| 2001 | 27.7% | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 24.8% | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 22.4% | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 20.6% | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 19.0% | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 17.5% | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 16.1% | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 15.3% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 14.6% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 14.0% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 14.5% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 15.4% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 17.7% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 19.2% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 19.4% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 19.2% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 18.5% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 17.3% | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 14.5% | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 13.2% | -9.0% |
| 2025 | 12.0% | -9.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 12.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.7%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 12.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.8%, 71% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.9% | 14.6% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 14.0% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 12.0% | 18.5% | 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, male (modelled) in Benin?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in Benin was 12.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 30.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2025.
- How does Benin rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled)?
- Benin ranks 59th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release