Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Benin
Benin: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0042 units per person in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Benin, 1971–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers, per capita in Benin is 0.0042 units per person, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 10.1% on the previous year and down 49.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.0083 units per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per person, in 1971.
Benin ranks 154th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0002 units per person | — |
| 1977 | 0.0004 units per person | +68.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0008 units per person | +82.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0013 units per person | +69.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0014 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0016 units per person | +17.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0018 units per person | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0018 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0083 units per person | +367.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0082 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0082 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0077 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0037 units per person | -51.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0038 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0042 units per person | +10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0081 units per person | 0.0077 units per person | 0.0083 units per person | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 3 |
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More education data for Benin
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, per capita in Benin?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Benin was 0.0042 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0083 units per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 1971.
- How does Benin rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- Benin ranks 154th out of 201 countries with data for 2022.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.