Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Benin
Benin: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 25.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
25.0%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
99th
of 122 countries
All-time high
27.4%
in 2019
All-time low
15.1%
in 2011
Years of data
8
2011–2022
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Benin, 2011–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 25.0% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2022.
That represents a change of up 65.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Benin peaked at 27.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 2011.
That places Benin 99th out of 122 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.8% | 15.1% | 27.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 22.7% | 25.0% | 3 |
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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 science, technology, engineering and in Benin?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Benin was 25.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 2011.
- How does Benin rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Benin ranks 99th out of 122 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.5%. 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 graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release