Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Benin
Benin: Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions was 0.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Benin, 2006–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Benin stood at 0.5%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 94.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Benin peaked at 0.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2011.
That places Benin 141st out of 149 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 public institutions in Benin, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.3% | — |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -33.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +50.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 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 tertiary education in public institutions in Benin?
- Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Benin was 0.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2011.
- How does Benin rank for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions?
- Benin ranks 141st out of 149 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.0%. 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 public 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