Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Benin
Benin: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 96.6% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
96.6%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
87th
of 217 countries
All-time high
98.9%
in 1975
All-time low
88.2%
in 2004
Years of data
21
1971–2022
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Benin, 1971–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Benin is 96.6%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Benin peaked at 98.9% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 88.2%, in 2004.
That places Benin 87th out of 217 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 98.4% | — |
| 1973 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 98.9% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 91.3% | -7.6% |
| 1986 | 91.0% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 90.6% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 89.4% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 89.4% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 91.2% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 92.7% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 88.2% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 96.5% | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 97.4% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.1% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 97.8% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 97.3% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 96.9% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 96.6% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 98.6% | 98.4% | 98.9% | 5 |
| 1980s | 91.0% | 90.6% | 91.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 90.2% | 88.2% | 92.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 96.5% | 98.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 96.6% | 97.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 84 Georgia 97.0% compare
- 85 Bhutan 97.0% compare
- 86 Russian Federation 96.7% compare
- 88 Sri Lanka 96.6% compare
- 89 Burkina Faso 96.6% compare
- 90 San Marino 96.5% compare
More education data for Benin
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.40 million (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.18 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1743 units per person (2022)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.40 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.18 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1743 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Benin?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Benin was 96.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.2% in 2004.
- How does Benin rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Benin ranks 87th out of 217 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release