Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Benin
Benin: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 89.2% 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 89.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Benin peaked at 91.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 44.2%, in 2005.
Benin ranks 90th of 188 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 | 61.6% | — |
| 2001 | 60.5% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 66.4% | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 68.0% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 53.0% | -22.1% |
| 2005 | 44.2% | -16.5% |
| 2011 | 85.7% | +93.8% |
| 2013 | 89.7% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 89.6% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 91.8% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 90.2% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 90.7% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 90.4% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 89.2% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.9% | 44.2% | 68.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 89.4% | 85.7% | 91.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 90.1% | 89.2% | 90.7% | 3 |
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More education data for Benin
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.82 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 17,708 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 42,034 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46,977 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 81,696 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.89 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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 89.2% 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 91.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.2% in 2005.
- How does Benin rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Benin ranks 90th out of 188 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 up 4.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release