Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Benin
Benin: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 0.7447 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
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 with the minimum required qualifications in 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% |
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 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 108.04 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (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