School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Benin
Benin: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 0.3886 years in 2022. β Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Benin, 1971β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Benin is 0.3886 years, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Benin peaked at 0.4504 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 years, in 1971.
That places Benin 163rd out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 | 0.0095 years | 0.0009 years | 0.018 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0309 years | 0.0279 years | 0.0342 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.038 years | 0.0292 years | 0.0612 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.1587 years | 0.0692 years | 0.2624 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.3705 years | 0.253 years | 0.4504 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3723 years | 0.362 years | 0.3886 years | 3 |
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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, female in Benin?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Benin was 0.3886 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4504 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 years in 1971.
- How does Benin rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Benin ranks 163rd out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release