School enrollment, primary, male in Benin
Benin: School enrollment, primary, male was 96.5% in 2008. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, male in Benin, 1984–2008
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2008, school enrollment, primary, male in Benin stood at 96.5%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Benin peaked at 96.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 51.8%, in 1990.
That places Benin 40th out of 167 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, male in Benin, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 66.8% | — |
| 1985 | 67.7% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 64.8% | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 64.0% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 64.5% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 51.8% | -19.7% |
| 1992 | 65.2% | +25.9% |
| 1993 | 69.9% | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 70.1% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 72.3% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 74.1% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 77.1% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 92.4% | +19.9% |
| 2008 | 96.5% | +4.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 96.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 89.2%, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Benin's 96.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.9%, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, primary, male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +25.9% | 51.8% | 65.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 65.6% | 64.0% | 67.7% | 5 |
| 1990s | 68.6% | 51.8% | 77.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 94.5% | 92.4% | 96.5% | 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, male in Benin?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Benin was 96.5% in 2008, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.8% in 1990.
- How does Benin rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Benin ranks 40th out of 167 countries with data for 2008.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, primary, male (% 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.