Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Benin
Benin: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 12.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Benin, 1971–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Benin stood at 12.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Benin peaked at 18.8% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2016.
That places Benin 202nd out of 210 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 15.4% | — |
| 1977 | 18.8% | +22.4% |
| 1999 | 12.2% | -35.2% |
| 2000 | 12.3% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 11.4% | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 11.5% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | -13.4% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | -17.9% |
| 2020 | 11.9% | +19.8% |
| 2021 | 12.3% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.1% | 15.4% | 18.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 12.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 11.4% | 12.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 10.0% | 12.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 11.9% | 12.3% | 3 |
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 secondary education who are female in Benin?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Benin was 12.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 1977.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2016.
- How does Benin rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Benin ranks 202nd out of 210 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release