Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Benin
Benin: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 74.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Benin, 1999–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Benin is 74.3%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 58.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Benin peaked at 76.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 39.3%, in 2009.
Benin ranks 100th of 130 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 qualifications in in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 52.0% | — |
| 2000 | 63.6% | +22.3% |
| 2003 | 76.3% | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 69.9% | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 39.3% | -43.7% |
| 2010 | 42.1% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 46.8% | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 68.5% | +46.3% |
| 2015 | 70.0% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 70.9% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 69.3% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 70.8% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 71.4% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 76.2% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 74.3% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.0% | 52.0% | 52.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 62.3% | 39.3% | 76.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 63.7% | 42.1% | 71.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 75.3% | 74.3% | 76.2% | 2 |
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More education data for Benin
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 929,099 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.18 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 59,742 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 423,019 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 506,080 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2543 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 170,241 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.56 % change on previous year (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 74.3% 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 76.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.3% in 2009.
- How does Benin rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Benin ranks 100th out of 130 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 58.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release