Primary completion rate, male in Benin
Benin: Primary completion rate, male was 64.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, male in Benin, 1971–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, male in Benin is 64.1%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 9.7% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Benin peaked at 80.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 24.5%, in 1971.
That places Benin 170th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, male in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 24.5% | — |
| 1972 | 28.1% | +15.0% |
| 1973 | 28.2% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 27.0% | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 33.8% | +25.2% |
| 1976 | 32.4% | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 32.1% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 34.5% | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 35.8% | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 37.0% | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 40.2% | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 41.9% | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 48.1% | +14.8% |
| 1984 | 37.8% | -21.3% |
| 1985 | 43.6% | +15.2% |
| 1986 | 39.8% | -8.7% |
| 1987 | 38.4% | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 35.1% | -8.6% |
| 1989 | 34.8% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 24.5% | -29.6% |
| 1991 | 27.0% | +10.1% |
| 1992 | 27.1% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 29.6% | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 31.9% | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 37.5% | +17.6% |
| 1996 | 40.5% | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 43.4% | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 46.7% | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 45.5% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 50.2% | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 52.6% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 56.6% | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 59.1% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 68.7% | +16.1% |
| 2010 | 70.1% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 74.0% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 75.2% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 80.0% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 79.6% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 79.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 78.8% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 61.8% | -21.5% |
| 2020 | 60.2% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 71.0% | +18.0% |
| 2022 | 64.1% | -9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.7% | 24.5% | 35.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 39.7% | 34.8% | 48.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.2% | 24.5% | 46.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 55.4% | 45.5% | 68.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 74.9% | 61.8% | 80.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 65.1% | 60.2% | 71.0% | 3 |
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More education data for Benin
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in Benin?
- Primary completion rate, male in Benin was 64.1% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.5% in 1971.
- How does Benin rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Benin ranks 170th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. 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 Primary completion rate, male (% 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.