Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Benin
Benin: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 2.7% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Benin, 2011–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 2.7% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Benin peaked at 9.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2015.
Benin ranks 118th of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3.7% | — |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -78.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -70.9% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | +4070.6% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -27.3% |
| 2020 | 9.8% | +37.3% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | -73.0% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.3% | 0.2% | 9.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 2.6% | 9.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 115 United Arab Emirates 3.7% compare
- 116 Niger 3.2% compare
- 117 North Macedonia 3.2% compare
- 119 Saudi Arabia 2.4% compare
- 120 Cameroon 2.3% compare
- 121 Algeria 1.9% compare
More education data for Benin
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
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 2.7% 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 9.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2015.
- How does Benin rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Benin ranks 118th out of 126 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 down 28.0%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release