Primary completion rate, female in Benin
Benin: Primary completion rate, female was 59.1% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Primary completion rate, female in Benin, 1971–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2022, primary completion rate, female in Benin stood at 59.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Benin peaked at 70.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 1971.
Benin ranks 171st of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary completion rate, female in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 9.3% | — |
| 1972 | 11.0% | +18.2% |
| 1973 | 11.1% | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 10.3% | -7.2% |
| 1975 | 11.9% | +15.4% |
| 1976 | 13.0% | +9.2% |
| 1977 | 12.4% | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 14.2% | +14.9% |
| 1979 | 15.7% | +10.4% |
| 1980 | 18.1% | +15.1% |
| 1981 | 16.8% | -7.0% |
| 1982 | 19.6% | +16.8% |
| 1983 | 18.5% | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 16.8% | -9.5% |
| 1985 | 18.7% | +11.3% |
| 1986 | 17.1% | -8.4% |
| 1987 | 16.5% | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 15.6% | -5.3% |
| 1989 | 15.6% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 10.8% | -31.1% |
| 1991 | 12.7% | +18.1% |
| 1992 | 12.5% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 13.6% | +8.8% |
| 1994 | 14.8% | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 17.9% | +20.5% |
| 1996 | 18.6% | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 20.3% | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 22.1% | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 24.1% | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 27.1% | +12.6% |
| 2002 | 28.7% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 33.0% | +15.1% |
| 2004 | 38.2% | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 50.3% | +31.8% |
| 2010 | 54.8% | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 60.4% | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 61.8% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 67.4% | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 69.1% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 70.9% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 70.6% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 56.0% | -20.7% |
| 2020 | 54.8% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 64.4% | +17.5% |
| 2022 | 59.1% | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.1% | 9.3% | 15.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 17.3% | 15.6% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.9% | 10.8% | 22.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 33.5% | 24.1% | 50.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 63.9% | 54.8% | 70.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 59.4% | 54.8% | 64.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 168 Madagascar 63.7% compare
- 169 Syrian Arab Republic 61.4% compare
- 170 Sudan 59.7% compare
- 172 Liberia 59.0% compare
- 173 Burkina Faso 57.4% compare
- 174 Guinea-Bissau 55.8% compare
More education data for Benin
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 59,742 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, female in Benin?
- Primary completion rate, female in Benin was 59.1% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 70.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 1971.
- How does Benin rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Benin ranks 171st out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.