School enrollment, primary, female in Benin
Benin: School enrollment, primary, female was 83.6% in 2008. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Benin, 1984–2008
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2008, school enrollment, primary, female in Benin stood at 83.6%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.0% on the previous year and up 75.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Benin peaked at 83.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 27.1%, in 1990.
Benin ranks 128th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female in Benin, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 33.3% | — |
| 1985 | 34.0% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 33.0% | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 32.8% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 33.2% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 27.1% | -18.5% |
| 1992 | 33.0% | +21.8% |
| 1993 | 36.3% | +10.0% |
| 1994 | 38.7% | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 41.3% | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 43.9% | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 47.6% | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 76.7% | +61.1% |
| 2008 | 83.6% | +9.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 83.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 88.4%, 95% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Benin's 83.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.0%, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, primary, female in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +61.1% | 47.6% | 76.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.3% | 32.8% | 34.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 38.3% | 27.1% | 47.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 80.1% | 76.7% | 83.6% | 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 school enrollment, primary, female in Benin?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Benin was 83.6% in 2008, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 83.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.1% in 1990.
- How does Benin rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Benin ranks 128th out of 167 countries with data for 2008.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.6%. 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 (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.