Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Benin
Benin: Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public was 53.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Benin, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 53.2% for percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Benin peaked at 70.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 53.2%, in 2022.
That places Benin 25th out of 191 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 70.0% | — |
| 2000 | 69.9% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 69.2% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 68.6% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 68.5% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 67.5% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 66.8% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 60.9% | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 58.5% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 57.4% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 56.5% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 55.3% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 54.4% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 53.8% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 53.2% | -1.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 53.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.9%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Benin's 53.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 50.2%, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.0% | 70.0% | 70.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 68.4% | 66.8% | 69.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 57.7% | 55.3% | 60.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 53.8% | 53.2% | 54.4% | 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 percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Benin?
- Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Benin was 53.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 70.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.2% in 2022.
- How does Benin rank for percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public?
- Benin ranks 25th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public institutions, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release