Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Benin
Benin: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 1.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
1.1%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
108th
of 121 countries
All-time high
1.2%
in 2018
All-time low
1.0%
in 2011
Years of data
8
2011–2022
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Benin, 2011–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Benin recorded 1.1% for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in 2022.
That represents a change of up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Benin peaked at 1.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2011.
Benin ranks 108th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Benin, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1.0% | — |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More education data for Benin
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 59,742 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 108.04 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Benin?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Benin was 1.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2011.
- How does Benin rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Benin ranks 108th out of 121 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release