Secondary education, pupils in Benin
Benin: Secondary education, pupils was 42.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Benin, 1971–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2016, secondary education, pupils in Benin stood at 42.4%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Benin peaked at 42.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 1977.
That places Benin 188th out of 203 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils in Benin, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 29.8% | — |
| 1973 | 30.2% | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 30.7% | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 32.7% | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 27.6% | -15.5% |
| 1985 | 29.2% | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 28.5% | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 28.8% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 31.4% | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 31.2% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 31.8% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 31.8% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 31.5% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 31.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 37.9% | +19.6% |
| 2013 | 39.6% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 40.2% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 41.0% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 42.4% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.2% | 27.6% | 32.7% | 5 |
| 1980s | 28.9% | 28.5% | 29.2% | 3 |
| 1990s | 31.4% | 31.4% | 31.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 31.6% | 31.2% | 31.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 37.9% | 42.4% | 5 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 108.04 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in Benin?
- Secondary education, pupils in Benin was 42.4% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 42.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 1977.
- How does Benin rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Benin ranks 188th out of 203 countries with data for 2016.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.