Primary education, teachers, per capita in Benin
Benin: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0043 units per person in 2022. β² Rising
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Benin, 1971β2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.0043 units per person for primary education, teachers, per capita in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.0047 units per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 units per person, in 1971.
Benin ranks 121st of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More education data for Benin
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 59,742 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per capita in Benin?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Benin was 0.0043 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0047 units per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 units per person in 1971.
- How does Benin rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Benin ranks 121st out of 204 countries with data for 2022.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.