Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Benin
Benin: Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female was 73.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Benin, 1999–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Benin is 73.2%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Benin peaked at 78.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 60.5%, in 1999.
That places Benin 152nd out of 154 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 60.5% | — |
| 2000 | 65.5% | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 71.7% | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 68.4% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 65.0% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 66.3% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 70.6% | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 78.3% | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 72.9% | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 73.9% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 70.6% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 69.8% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 71.1% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 73.1% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 73.6% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 73.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 74.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 74.9% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 72.6% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 73.1% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 73.2% | +0.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 73.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 77% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Benin's 73.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 90.6%, 81% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.5% | 60.5% | 60.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 70.3% | 65.0% | 78.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 72.6% | 69.8% | 74.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 73.2% | 73.1% | 73.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More education data for Benin
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1743 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Benin?
- Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Benin was 73.2% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 78.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.5% in 1999.
- How does Benin rank for percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female?
- Benin ranks 152nd out of 154 countries with data for 2021.
- Is percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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 teachers in early childhood education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release