School life expectancy, secondary, female in Benin
Benin: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 2.79 years in 2022. β Volatile
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Benin, 1971β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2022, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Benin stood at 2.79 years.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Benin peaked at 3.3 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1692 years, in 1971.
Benin ranks 184th of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2754 years | 0.1692 years | 0.3486 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.6226 years | 0.5595 years | 0.7101 years | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.8817 years | 0.8817 years | 0.8817 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.06 years | 0.913 years | 1.2 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.98 years | 2.46 years | 3.3 years | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.78 years | 2.75 years | 2.81 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 181 Eritrea 2.9 years compare
- 182 Nigeria 2.84 years compare
- 183 Djibouti 2.81 years compare
- 185 Afghanistan 2.71 years compare
- 186 Mauritania 2.6 years compare
- 187 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.58 years compare
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, secondary, female in Benin?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in Benin was 2.79 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1692 years in 1971.
- How does Benin rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- Benin ranks 184th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV Β· JSON β 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release