School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Benin
Benin: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 0.6873 years in 2018. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Benin, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Benin is 0.6873 years, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 70.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Benin peaked at 0.9128 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0064 years, in 1971.
Benin ranks 134th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 0.0333 years | 0.0064 years | 0.0548 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0969 years | 0.053 years | 0.1207 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1181 years | 0.1048 years | 0.1633 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.3228 years | 0.1856 years | 0.5116 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7575 years | 0.6428 years | 0.9128 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 131 Cameroon 0.7134 years compare
- 132 Micronesia (country) 0.7059 years compare
- 133 Togo 0.7009 years compare
- 135 Turkmenistan 0.6847 years compare
- 136 Congo 0.678 years compare
- 137 Sao Tome and Principe 0.6692 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, tertiary, both sexes in Benin?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Benin was 0.6873 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9128 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0064 years in 1971.
- How does Benin rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Benin ranks 134th out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.8%. 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, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 47 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.