School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years) (School) in Benin
Benin: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years) (School) was 12.74 years in 2016. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Benin, 1971–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Benin recorded 12.74 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Benin peaked at 13.02 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.31 years, in 1971.
That places Benin 46th out of 193 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years) (School) in Benin, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3.31 years | — |
| 1973 | 4.05 years | +22.2% |
| 1974 | 3.99 years | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 4.63 years | +16.2% |
| 1977 | 5.06 years | +9.3% |
| 1985 | 7.19 years | +41.9% |
| 1986 | 6.76 years | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 6.49 years | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 7.83 years | +20.5% |
| 2000 | 8.05 years | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 8.75 years | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 9.21 years | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 9.62 years | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 9.97 years | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 12 years | +20.3% |
| 2013 | 12.8 years | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 12.68 years | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 13.02 years | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 12.74 years | -2.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 12.74 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.78 years, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Benin's 12.74 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.19 years, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.21 years | 3.31 years | 5.06 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 6.81 years | 6.49 years | 7.19 years | 3 |
| 1990s | 7.83 years | 7.83 years | 7.83 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.12 years | 8.05 years | 9.97 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.65 years | 12 years | 13.02 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More education data for Benin
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.56 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 90.39 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Benin?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Benin was 12.74 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 13.02 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.31 years in 1971.
- How does Benin rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Benin ranks 46th out of 193 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. 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 secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.