Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Benin
Benin: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 20.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Benin, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 20.1% for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in 2018.
That represents a change of down 26.0% on the previous year and up 104.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Benin peaked at 27.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2009.
Benin ranks 151st of 172 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 12.1% | — |
| 1972 | 13.5% | +11.1% |
| 1973 | 10.0% | -25.7% |
| 1974 | 9.2% | -7.6% |
| 1992 | 14.4% | +56.1% |
| 1993 | 9.9% | -31.6% |
| 1994 | 12.3% | +25.0% |
| 1999 | 8.9% | -27.6% |
| 2000 | 8.9% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 8.9% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | -23.2% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 27.2% | +226.5% |
| 2018 | 20.1% | -26.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.2% | 9.2% | 13.5% | 4 |
| 1990s | 11.4% | 8.9% | 14.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 7.6% | 9.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 7.8% | 27.2% | 4 |
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 tertiary education who are female in Benin?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Benin was 20.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 27.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2009.
- How does Benin rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Benin ranks 151st out of 172 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.0%. 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 tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release