Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary both in Benin
Benin: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary both was 75.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Benin, 1999–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 75.1% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 60.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Benin peaked at 78.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 40.4%, in 2009.
Benin ranks 113th of 139 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary both in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 57.7% | — |
| 2000 | 65.0% | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 78.0% | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 72.2% | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 40.4% | -44.0% |
| 2010 | 42.6% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 46.9% | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 67.6% | +44.2% |
| 2015 | 69.1% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 70.4% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 68.3% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 70.4% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 71.2% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 77.0% | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 75.1% | -2.5% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 75.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.4%, 83% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Benin's 75.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89.3%, 84% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.7% | 57.7% | 57.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 63.9% | 40.4% | 78.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 63.3% | 42.6% | 71.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 76.0% | 75.1% | 77.0% | 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 75.1% 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 78.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.4% in 2009.
- How does Benin rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Benin ranks 113th out of 139 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 60.1%. 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 primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release