Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Benin
Benin: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 94.0% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
94.0%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
88th
of 217 countries
All-time high
97.4%
in 2013
All-time low
89.9%
in 2003
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
In 2022, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Benin stood at 94.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Benin peaked at 97.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 89.9%, in 2003.
Benin ranks 88th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 95.5% | — |
| 1973 | 96.0% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 96.1% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 96.7% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 95.2% | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 93.8% | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 93.4% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 94.1% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 91.9% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 91.5% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 91.7% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 89.9% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 92.4% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 96.6% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 97.4% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 97.3% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 96.8% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 95.4% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 94.7% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 94.0% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 95.9% | 95.2% | 96.7% | 5 |
| 1980s | 93.8% | 93.4% | 94.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 91.5% | 89.9% | 92.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 97.1% | 96.6% | 97.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 94.7% | 94.0% | 95.4% | 3 |
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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 94.0% 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 97.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.9% in 2003.
- How does Benin rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Benin ranks 88th 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 down 2.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release