Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified in Benin
Benin: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified was 12.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
12.3%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
84th
of 85 countries
All-time high
12.4%
in 2021
All-time low
11.0%
in 2016
Years of data
5
2014–2022
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified in Benin, 2014–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified in Benin stood at 12.3%.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified in Benin peaked at 12.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2016.
Benin ranks 84th of 85 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 12.2% | — |
| 2016 | 11.0% | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.6% | 11.0% | 12.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 12.0% | 12.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 81 Burkina Faso 18.5% compare
- 82 Senegal 18.2% compare
- 83 Côte d'Ivoire 17.4% compare
- 85 Chad 10.8% compare
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 qualified in Benin?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified in Benin was 12.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2016.
- How does Benin rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified?
- Benin ranks 84th out of 85 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 secondary education who are qualified according to national standards and who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release