Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Benin
Benin: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 64.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Benin, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 64.7% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Benin peaked at 64.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 36.8%, in 2012.
That places Benin 18th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.7% | — |
| 2001 | 52.1% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 53.5% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 54.2% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 53.6% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 52.6% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 51.5% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 50.4% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 48.6% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 45.4% | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 41.6% | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 38.3% | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 36.8% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 37.8% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 40.4% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 43.3% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 44.7% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 45.0% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 46.0% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 48.6% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 52.3% | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 56.0% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 59.4% | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 61.9% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 63.7% | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 64.7% | +1.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 64.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.2%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 64.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 50.2%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.4% | 45.4% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.2% | 36.8% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.7% | 52.3% | 64.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 15 Central African Republic 66.5% compare
- 16 Congo 65.5% compare
- 17 Afghanistan 65.0% compare
- 19 Honduras 62.3% compare
- 19 Lao People's Democratic Republic 62.3% compare
- 21 Guatemala 61.5% 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male in Benin?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Benin was 64.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 64.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.8% in 2012.
- How does Benin rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Benin ranks 18th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.4%. 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 youth of upper 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