Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Benin
Benin: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 49.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Benin, 2012–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Benin is 49.0%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 123.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Benin peaked at 49.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 2012.
Benin ranks 93rd of 110 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 22.0% | — |
| 2016 | 34.1% | +55.5% |
| 2017 | 25.3% | -25.9% |
| 2018 | 24.3% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 49.8% | +105.3% |
| 2021 | 49.0% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.4% | 22.0% | 34.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 49.4% | 49.0% | 49.8% | 2 |
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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 proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Benin?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Benin was 49.0% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 49.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 2012.
- How does Benin rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Benin ranks 93rd out of 110 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 123.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release