Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Benin
Benin: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 45.0% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Benin, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 45.0% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and up 102.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Benin peaked at 45.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21.8%, in 2016.
That places Benin 100th out of 106 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.5% | — |
| 2015 | 22.2% | -46.4% |
| 2016 | 21.8% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 40.3% | +84.7% |
| 2021 | 42.0% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 45.0% | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.5% | 41.5% | 41.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 21.8% | 22.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 42.4% | 40.3% | 45.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 97 Niger 51.3% compare
- 98 Antigua and Barbuda 48.5% compare
- 99 Grenada 45.6% compare
- 101 Mongolia 40.9% compare
- 102 Bangladesh 38.3% compare
- 103 Micronesia (country) 27.9% compare
More education data for Benin
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
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 45.0% in 2022, 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 45.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 2016.
- How does Benin rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Benin ranks 100th out of 106 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 102.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release