Secondary education, teachers in Benin
Benin: Secondary education, teachers was 12.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, teachers in Benin, 1971–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2022, secondary education, teachers in Benin stood at 12.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Benin peaked at 18.8% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2016.
That places Benin 190th out of 198 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Benin, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 15.4% | — |
| 1977 | 18.8% | +22.4% |
| 1999 | 12.2% | -35.2% |
| 2000 | 12.3% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 11.4% | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 11.5% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | -13.4% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | -17.9% |
| 2020 | 11.9% | +19.8% |
| 2021 | 12.3% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.1% | 15.4% | 18.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 12.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 11.4% | 12.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 10.0% | 12.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 11.9% | 12.3% | 3 |
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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, teachers in Benin?
- Secondary education, teachers in Benin was 12.2% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 1977.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2016.
- How does Benin rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Benin ranks 190th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.