Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Benin
Benin: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 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 education enrolled in 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% |
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 Republic of Korea 85.7% compare
- 92 Sao Tome and Principe 84.6% compare
- 93 Togo 84.4% compare
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 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