Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Benin
Benin: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 34.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Benin, 2000–2022
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 34.3%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 74.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Benin peaked at 36.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 2016.
Benin ranks 98th of 106 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.8% | — |
| 2015 | 19.7% | -46.4% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 33.1% | +88.0% |
| 2021 | 35.5% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 34.3% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.8% | 36.8% | 36.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 17.6% | 19.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 34.3% | 33.1% | 35.5% | 3 |
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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 34.3% 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 36.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 2016.
- How does Benin rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Benin ranks 98th 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 74.0%. 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 secondary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release