Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Benin
Benin: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general was 86.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Benin, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Benin stood at 86.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Benin peaked at 92.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 57.4%, in 2005.
Benin ranks 90th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.1% | — |
| 2001 | 71.8% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 72.7% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 69.6% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 69.2% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 57.4% | -17.1% |
| 2011 | 88.7% | +54.5% |
| 2013 | 91.6% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 91.4% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 92.3% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 90.5% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 88.6% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 87.9% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | -2.2% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 86.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.5%, 95% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Benin's 86.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 91.3%, 94% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +54.5% | 57.4% | 88.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.0% | 57.4% | 73.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 90.9% | 88.7% | 92.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 87.5% | 86.0% | 88.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 87 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 88.0% compare
- 88 Bangladesh 87.5% compare
- 89 Malaysia 87.2% compare
- 91 South Korea 85.7% compare
- 92 Sao Tome and Principe 84.6% compare
- 93 Togo 84.4% compare
More education data for Benin
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57,296 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 209,295 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 85,495 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 84,746 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 929,099 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Benin?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Benin was 86.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.4% in 2005.
- How does Benin rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Benin ranks 90th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper 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