Proportion of teachers … teachers pre-primary adjusted gender in Benin
Benin: Proportion of teachers … teachers pre-primary adjusted gender was 0.7447 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.7447 GPIA
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
92nd
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.9285 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.5265 GPIA
in 2012
Years of data
6
2012–2021
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Benin, 2012–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Benin stood at 0.7447 GPIA.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Benin peaked at 0.9285 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5265 GPIA, in 2012.
That places Benin 92nd out of 97 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of teachers … teachers pre-primary adjusted gender in Benin, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.5265 GPIA | — |
| 2016 | 0.9285 GPIA | +76.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9157 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8913 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7549 GPIA | -15.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7447 GPIA | -1.3% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.7447 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 74% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.7447 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.01 GPIA, 74% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8155 GPIA | 0.5265 GPIA | 0.9285 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.7498 GPIA | 0.7447 GPIA | 0.7549 GPIA | 2 |
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 teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Benin?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Benin was 0.7447 GPIA 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 0.9285 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5265 GPIA in 2012.
- How does Benin rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Benin ranks 92nd out of 97 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 41.4%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release