Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Benin
Benin: Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 1.3 LPIA in 2021. ▬ Flat
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Benin, 2001–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Benin recorded 1.3 LPIA for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Benin peaked at 1.3 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8857 LPIA, in 2018.
That places Benin 24th out of 40 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Benin, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.21 LPIA | — |
| 2006 | 1.25 LPIA | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.27 LPIA | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8857 LPIA | -30.1% |
| 2019 | 1.27 LPIA | +43.5% |
| 2021 | 1.3 LPIA | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.23 LPIA | 1.21 LPIA | 1.25 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.14 LPIA | 0.8857 LPIA | 1.27 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.3 LPIA | 1.3 LPIA | 1.3 LPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More education data for Benin
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1743 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Benin?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Benin was 1.3 LPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8857 LPIA in 2018.
- How does Benin rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Benin ranks 24th out of 40 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted location parity index (household survey data) (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release