Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Benin
Benin: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 33.7% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Benin, 2014–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Benin is 33.7%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Benin peaked at 40.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 2016.
Benin ranks 126th of 133 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 40.8% | — |
| 2016 | 20.9% | -48.8% |
| 2018 | 25.6% | +22.4% |
| 2019 | 28.0% | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 33.8% | +20.6% |
| 2021 | 33.1% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 33.7% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.8% | 20.9% | 40.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 33.1% | 33.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 123 Cameroon 35.7% compare
- 124 Solomon Islands 35.6% compare
- 125 Malawi 34.0% compare
- 127 Burkina Faso 28.5% compare
- 128 Liberia 24.3% compare
- 129 Sierra Leone 16.8% compare
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 proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Benin?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Benin was 33.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 40.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 2016.
- How does Benin rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- Benin ranks 126th out of 133 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release