School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Benin
Benin: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 6.43 years in 2022. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Benin, 1971β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Benin is 6.43 years, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Benin peaked at 7.27 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.9 years, in 1971.
Benin ranks 55th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.48 years | 1.9 years | 3.16 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.53 years | 3.24 years | 3.69 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.84 years | 2.94 years | 4.46 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.69 years | 4.64 years | 6.67 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.94 years | 6.36 years | 7.27 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3 years | 6.19 years | 6.43 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More education data for Benin
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 59,742 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 4.48 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Benin?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Benin was 6.43 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 7.27 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9 years in 1971.
- How does Benin rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Benin ranks 55th out of 215 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release