Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Benin
Benin: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 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 with the minimum required qualifications in 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% |
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 |
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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 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