School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Benin
Benin: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 10.66 years in 2022. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Benin, 1971β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Benin recorded 10.66 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Benin peaked at 13.09 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.05 years, in 1971.
That places Benin 145th out of 178 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.7 years | 3.05 years | 4.31 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 6.47 years | 6.18 years | 6.79 years | 3 |
| 1990s | 7.52 years | 7.52 years | 7.52 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.84 years | 7.77 years | 9.7 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.78 years | 12.08 years | 13.09 years | 5 |
| 2020s | 10.65 years | 10.64 years | 10.66 years | 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)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Benin?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Benin was 10.66 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 13.09 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.05 years in 1971.
- How does Benin rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Benin ranks 145th out of 178 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. 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 to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release