School enrollment, primary, private in Benin
Benin: School enrollment, primary, private was 25.8% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, primary, private in Benin, 1981–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, private in Benin is 25.8%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 57.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Benin peaked at 27.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1981.
Benin ranks 46th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School enrollment, primary, private in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 3.4% | — |
| 1989 | 3.7% | +8.0% |
| 1991 | 3.4% | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 3.8% | +10.4% |
| 1993 | 5.1% | +33.9% |
| 1994 | 4.3% | -15.7% |
| 1995 | 4.8% | +11.0% |
| 1996 | 5.5% | +14.7% |
| 1997 | 5.8% | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 7.7% | +31.5% |
| 1999 | 7.2% | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 10.1% | +39.2% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | -21.1% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 5.5% | -24.0% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | +95.4% |
| 2005 | 11.8% | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 13.1% | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | -30.5% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | +27.2% |
| 2010 | 13.2% | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | +19.3% |
| 2012 | 16.4% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 18.5% | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 22.1% | +19.6% |
| 2016 | 22.7% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 23.2% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 25.3% | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 27.6% | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 25.5% | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 25.0% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 25.8% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 3.4% | 7.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 5.5% | 13.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 13.2% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 25.0% | 25.8% | 3 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 108.04 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, private in Benin?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Benin was 25.8% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1981.
- How does Benin rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Benin ranks 46th out of 202 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.