Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Benin
Benin: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female was 302,110 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Benin, 2013–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Benin recorded 302,110 for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Benin peaked at 302,110 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 236,459, in 2015.
That places Benin 31st out of 180 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 241,346 | — |
| 2015 | 236,459 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 280,617 | +18.7% |
| 2021 | 287,320 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 302,110 | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 238,902 | 236,459 | 241,346 | 2 |
| 2020s | 290,016 | 280,617 | 302,110 | 3 |
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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Benin?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Benin was 302,110 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 302,110 in 2022.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 236,459 in 2015.
- How does Benin rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Benin ranks 31st out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release