School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Benin
Benin: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 8.58 years in 2022. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Benin, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2022, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Benin stood at 8.58 years.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Benin peaked at 10.01 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.51 years, in 1999.
That places Benin 128th out of 200 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Benin, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.51 years | — |
| 2000 | 5.7 years | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 6.22 years | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 6.64 years | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 6.99 years | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 7.32 years | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 7.39 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 9.14 years | +23.6% |
| 2013 | 9.8 years | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 9.79 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 10.01 years | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 9.94 years | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 8.38 years | -15.7% |
| 2021 | 8.44 years | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 8.58 years | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.51 years | 5.51 years | 5.51 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.71 years | 5.7 years | 7.39 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.74 years | 9.14 years | 10.01 years | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.47 years | 8.38 years | 8.58 years | 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 school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Benin?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Benin was 8.58 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 10.01 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.51 years in 1999.
- How does Benin rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Benin ranks 128th out of 200 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release