Persistence to last grade of primary, female in Benin
Benin: Persistence to last grade of primary, female was 54.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Persistence to last grade of primary, female in Benin, 1971–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2021, persistence to last grade of primary, female in Benin stood at 54.4%.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistence to last grade of primary, female in Benin peaked at 66.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 1989.
Benin ranks 149th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Persistence to last grade of primary, female in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 63.3% | — |
| 1972 | 56.6% | -10.5% |
| 1973 | 34.2% | -39.6% |
| 1975 | 60.2% | +76.1% |
| 1976 | 41.1% | -31.8% |
| 1977 | 52.0% | +26.7% |
| 1978 | 57.9% | +11.3% |
| 1980 | 39.1% | -32.4% |
| 1982 | 55.7% | +42.4% |
| 1983 | 36.9% | -33.8% |
| 1984 | 45.5% | +23.3% |
| 1985 | 34.3% | -24.7% |
| 1986 | 40.2% | +17.4% |
| 1987 | 31.6% | -21.5% |
| 1988 | 36.1% | +14.2% |
| 1989 | 6.6% | -81.7% |
| 1991 | 44.7% | +578.1% |
| 1992 | 59.5% | +33.1% |
| 1993 | 44.2% | -25.6% |
| 1994 | 50.4% | +14.0% |
| 1995 | 45.9% | -9.0% |
| 1996 | 52.6% | +14.6% |
| 1997 | 53.8% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 66.4% | +23.3% |
| 2001 | 63.0% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 54.9% | -12.9% |
| 2003 | 63.3% | +15.2% |
| 2009 | 51.4% | -18.9% |
| 2010 | 53.0% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 57.8% | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 51.5% | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 52.3% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 55.7% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 46.3% | -16.9% |
| 2018 | 32.5% | -29.9% |
| 2019 | 37.6% | +15.6% |
| 2020 | 53.2% | +41.6% |
| 2021 | 54.4% | +2.2% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 54.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 78.1%, 70% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Benin's 54.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 68.0%, 80% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Persistence to last grade of primary, female in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +578.1% | 6.6% | 44.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.2% | 34.2% | 63.3% | 7 |
| 1980s | 36.2% | 6.6% | 55.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 50.2% | 44.2% | 59.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 59.8% | 51.4% | 66.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 48.3% | 32.5% | 57.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 53.8% | 53.2% | 54.4% | 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 persistence to last grade of primary, female in Benin?
- Persistence to last grade of primary, female in Benin was 54.4% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest persistence to last grade of primary, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 66.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest persistence to last grade of primary, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 1989.
- How does Benin rank for persistence to last grade of primary, female?
- Benin ranks 149th out of 164 countries with data for 2021.
- Is persistence to last grade of primary, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.