Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Benin
Benin: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male was 3.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Benin, 1984–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Benin is 3.4%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Benin peaked at 48.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2019.
Benin ranks 89th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 33.2% | — |
| 1985 | 32.3% | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 35.2% | +8.9% |
| 1988 | 36.0% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 35.5% | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 48.2% | +35.7% |
| 1992 | 34.8% | -27.9% |
| 1993 | 30.1% | -13.4% |
| 1994 | 29.9% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 27.7% | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 25.9% | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 22.9% | -11.7% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | -78.1% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | -30.4% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -0.9% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 3.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.6%, 45% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Benin's 3.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.6%, 24% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -78.1% | 22.9% | 5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.4% | 32.3% | 36.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 31.4% | 22.9% | 48.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 3.5% | 5.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 86 British Virgin Islands 3.7% compare
- 87 Philippines 3.5% compare
- 88 Palestine, State of 3.5% compare
- 90 Indonesia 3.4% compare
- 91 Qatar 3.4% compare
- 92 Mauritius 3.3% 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 children of primary school age, male in Benin?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Benin was 3.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 48.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2019.
- How does Benin rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
- Benin ranks 89th out of 166 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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 children of primary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of male students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total male population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the male population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/