Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … graduating adjusted in Benin
Benin: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … graduating adjusted was 0.5% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
0.5%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
119th
of 121 countries
All-time high
1.5%
in 2014
All-time low
0.4%
in 2011
Years of data
8
2011–2022
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Benin, 2011–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.5% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2022.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Benin peaked at 1.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2011.
That places Benin 119th out of 121 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … graduating adjusted in Benin, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.4% | — |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +227.6% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -61.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +45.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -20.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -16.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -0.2% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.3%, 37% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.0%, 48% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 116 Mozambique 0.7% compare
- 117 Bangladesh 0.7% compare
- 118 Ethiopia 0.5%
- 120 Eswatini 0.4%
- 121 Burundi 0.3% compare
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 tertiary education graduating from in Benin?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Benin was 0.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2011.
- How does Benin rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Benin ranks 119th out of 121 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release