Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Benin
Benin: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 72.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Benin, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 72.3% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Benin peaked at 76.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 58.6%, in 2012.
Benin ranks 13th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 74.2% | — |
| 2001 | 74.6% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 75.5% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 76.4% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 76.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 76.4% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 75.5% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 73.7% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 71.2% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 67.7% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 63.6% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 59.8% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 58.6% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 60.5% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 63.7% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 65.2% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 64.0% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 62.1% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 61.5% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 62.6% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 64.8% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 67.5% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 69.9% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 71.7% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 72.4% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 72.3% | -0.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 72.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.0%, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 72.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.9%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.2% | 67.7% | 76.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.2% | 58.6% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.8% | 64.8% | 72.4% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Benin?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Benin was 72.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 76.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.6% in 2012.
- How does Benin rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Benin ranks 13th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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 youth of upper 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