School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Benin
Benin: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 0.418 years in 2018. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Benin, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Benin stood at 0.418 years.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 91.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Benin peaked at 0.4953 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 years, in 1971.
Benin ranks 145th of 177 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 | 0.0101 years | 0.0009 years | 0.0193 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0339 years | 0.0307 years | 0.0376 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.0408 years | 0.0318 years | 0.0645 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.1733 years | 0.0734 years | 0.287 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.4053 years | 0.2744 years | 0.4953 years | 9 |
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More education data for Benin
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 59,742 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.48 live births per woman (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 0.418 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4953 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 145th out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.9%. 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
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.