Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Benin
Benin: Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private was 49.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Benin, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Benin stood at 49.3%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Benin peaked at 70.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 49.3%, in 2022.
That places Benin 86th out of 168 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 63.4% | — |
| 2000 | 58.8% | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 58.6% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 59.0% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 70.3% | +19.1% |
| 2004 | 59.2% | -15.8% |
| 2005 | 54.2% | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 55.5% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 55.1% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 52.2% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 52.7% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 51.1% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 49.6% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 49.5% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 49.3% | -0.5% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 49.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.7%, 99% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Benin's 49.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.3%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.4% | 63.4% | 63.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 60.0% | 54.2% | 70.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 53.3% | 51.1% | 55.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 49.5% | 49.3% | 49.6% | 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 upper secondary education in private in Benin?
- Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Benin was 49.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 70.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.3% in 2022.
- How does Benin rank for percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private?
- Benin ranks 86th out of 168 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. 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 upper secondary education in private institutions, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release