Population having attained at least basic education in Benin
Benin: Population having attained at least basic education was 62.6 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Population having attained at least basic education in Benin, 1870–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Benin recorded 62.6 for population having attained at least basic education in 2020. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population having attained at least basic education in Benin peaked at 62.6 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1870.
That places Benin 104th out of 111 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population having attained at least basic education in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 0 | — |
| 1875 | 0.1 | — |
| 1880 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.2 | +100.0% |
| 1900 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.3 | +50.0% |
| 1910 | 0.4 | +33.3% |
| 1915 | 0.5 | +25.0% |
| 1920 | 0.6 | +20.0% |
| 1925 | 2.1 | +250.0% |
| 1930 | 3.5 | +66.7% |
| 1935 | 4.7 | +34.3% |
| 1940 | 7.2 | +53.2% |
| 1945 | 8.3 | +15.3% |
| 1950 | 8.8 | +6.0% |
| 1955 | 10.4 | +18.2% |
| 1960 | 11.9 | +14.4% |
| 1965 | 13.3 | +11.8% |
| 1970 | 14.4 | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 15.4 | +6.9% |
| 1980 | 18.1 | +17.5% |
| 1985 | 23.2 | +28.2% |
| 1990 | 28.2 | +21.6% |
| 1995 | 33.6 | +19.1% |
| 2000 | 38.8 | +15.5% |
| 2005 | 42.4 | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 47.7 | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 55.1 | +15.5% |
| 2020 | 62.6 | +13.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 62.6 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 85.2, 73% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Benin's 62.6 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 78, 80% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population having attained at least basic education 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | +250.0% | 0.6 | 2.1 |
| 1895 | +100.0% | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.05 | 0 | 0.1 | 2 |
| 1880s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2 |
| 1890s | 0.15 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2 |
| 1900s | 0.25 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.45 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 2 |
| 1920s | 1.35 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 2 |
| 1930s | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 2 |
| 1940s | 7.75 | 7.2 | 8.3 | 2 |
| 1950s | 9.6 | 8.8 | 10.4 | 2 |
| 1960s | 12.6 | 11.9 | 13.3 | 2 |
| 1970s | 14.9 | 14.4 | 15.4 | 2 |
| 1980s | 20.65 | 18.1 | 23.2 | 2 |
| 1990s | 30.9 | 28.2 | 33.6 | 2 |
| 2000s | 40.6 | 38.8 | 42.4 | 2 |
| 2010s | 51.4 | 47.7 | 55.1 | 2 |
| 2020s | 62.6 | 62.6 | 62.6 | 1 |
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More education data for Benin
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.56 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 90.39 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population having attained at least basic education in Benin?
- Population having attained at least basic education in Benin was 62.6 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population having attained at least basic education recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 62.6 in 2020.
- What is the lowest population having attained at least basic education recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1870.
- How does Benin rank for population having attained at least basic education?
- Benin ranks 104th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population having attained at least basic education rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population having attained at least basic education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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