School enrollment, preprimary, female in Benin
Benin: School enrollment, preprimary, female was 23.4% in 2021. β Volatile
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Benin, 1976β2021
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Benin recorded 23.4% for school enrollment, preprimary, female in 2021.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Benin peaked at 25.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1976.
That places Benin 164th out of 195 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 1980s | 1.8% | 0.0% | 2.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 4.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 4.5% | 13.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 17.9% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 22.4% | 23.4% | 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)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary, female in Benin?
- School enrollment, preprimary, female in Benin was 23.4% in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1976.
- How does Benin rank for school enrollment, preprimary, female?
- Benin ranks 164th out of 195 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.