Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Benin
Benin: Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private was 0.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Benin, 2006–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.8% for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in 2022.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Benin peaked at 0.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2014.
Benin ranks 127th of 137 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Benin, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.7% | — |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -22.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +14.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 124 Ukraine 0.8% compare
- 125 Tajikistan 0.8% compare
- 126 Bangladesh 0.8% compare
- 128 Uganda 0.7% compare
- 129 Syrian Arab Republic 0.7% compare
- 130 Egypt 0.7% 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 percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Benin?
- Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Benin was 0.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2014.
- How does Benin rank for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private?
- Benin ranks 127th out of 137 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release