Share of all students in upper secondary education … male general in Benin
Benin: Share of all students in upper secondary education … male general was 83.7% 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
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Benin is 83.7%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Benin peaked at 92.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 64.1%, in 2005.
Benin ranks 87th 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 … male general in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77.5% | — |
| 2001 | 76.2% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 74.9% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 70.2% | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 75.5% | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 64.1% | -15.0% |
| 2011 | 90.1% | +40.5% |
| 2013 | 92.5% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 92.3% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 92.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 90.7% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 87.3% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 86.2% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 83.7% | -2.9% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 83.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 89.0%, 94% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Benin's 83.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 91.0%, 92% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students in upper secondary education … male 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 | +40.5% | 64.1% | 90.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.1% | 64.1% | 77.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 91.6% | 90.1% | 92.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 85.7% | 83.7% | 87.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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 83.7% 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 92.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.1% in 2005.
- How does Benin rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Benin ranks 87th 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 down 7.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release