Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in Benin
Benin: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted was 0.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.7%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
8th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2015
All-time low
0.4%
in 2018
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 GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Benin is 0.7%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Benin peaked at 0.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2018.
That places Benin 8th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in Benin, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.6% | — |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -21.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +78.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -46.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +41.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 1.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5%, 1.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More education data for Benin
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.56 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 90.39 (2022)
- 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)
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 0.7% 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 0.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2018.
- How does Benin rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Benin ranks 8th out of 120 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 14.1%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release