Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Benin
Benin: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 72.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Benin, 1982–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Benin stood at 72.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Benin peaked at 78.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 52.4%, in 1982.
That places Benin 171st out of 178 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 52.4% | — |
| 1983 | 55.1% | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 52.6% | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 53.4% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 54.9% | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 55.8% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 57.5% | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 57.2% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 55.8% | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 54.8% | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 54.7% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 59.1% | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 54.4% | -7.8% |
| 1995 | 59.4% | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 61.2% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 60.5% | -1.1% |
| 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% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 72.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 94.6%, 77% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Benin's 72.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89.4%, 81% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 54.9% | 52.4% | 57.5% | 8 |
| 1990s | 57.5% | 54.4% | 61.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 70.3% | 65.0% | 78.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 72.6% | 69.8% | 74.9% | 9 |
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 pre-primary education who are female in Benin?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Benin was 72.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 78.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.4% in 1982.
- How does Benin rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- Benin ranks 171st out of 178 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 pre-primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female teachers at the pre-primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the pre-primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.