Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Benin
Benin: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 98.6% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Benin, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Benin stood at 98.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Benin peaked at 99.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 95.6%, in 2001.
Benin ranks 152nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95.7% | — |
| 2001 | 95.6% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 96.1% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 96.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 96.7% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.4% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 99.5% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.1% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 98.8% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.2% | 95.6% | 96.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 99.4% | 99.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 98.6% | 99.1% | 3 |
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More education data for Benin
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Benin?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Benin was 98.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.6% in 2001.
- How does Benin rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Benin ranks 152nd out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release