Proportion of teachers … teachers primary adjusted gender in Benin
Benin: Proportion of teachers … teachers primary adjusted gender was 1.03 GPIA in 2021. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Benin, 1999–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Benin is 1.03 GPIA, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Benin peaked at 1.33 GPIA in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.939 GPIA, in 2017.
That places Benin 40th out of 126 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers … teachers primary adjusted gender in Benin, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.33 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.09 GPIA | -17.7% |
| 2003 | 1.1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.15 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 1.12 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.06 GPIA | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9416 GPIA | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9449 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9723 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.939 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9773 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9895 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 1.03 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Benin's 1.03 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.01 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.33 GPIA | 1.33 GPIA | 1.33 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9788 GPIA | 0.939 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 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 1.03 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 1.33 GPIA in 1999.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.939 GPIA in 2017.
- How does Benin rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Benin ranks 40th out of 126 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 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 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