Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Benin
Benin: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female was 54.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Benin, 1971–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 54.4% for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in 2021.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Benin peaked at 66.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 1989.
Benin ranks 149th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 63.3% | — |
| 1972 | 56.6% | -10.5% |
| 1973 | 34.2% | -39.6% |
| 1975 | 60.2% | +76.1% |
| 1976 | 41.1% | -31.8% |
| 1977 | 52.0% | +26.7% |
| 1978 | 57.9% | +11.3% |
| 1980 | 39.1% | -32.4% |
| 1982 | 55.7% | +42.4% |
| 1983 | 36.9% | -33.8% |
| 1984 | 45.5% | +23.3% |
| 1985 | 34.3% | -24.7% |
| 1986 | 40.2% | +17.4% |
| 1987 | 31.6% | -21.5% |
| 1988 | 36.1% | +14.2% |
| 1989 | 6.6% | -81.7% |
| 1991 | 44.7% | +578.1% |
| 1992 | 59.5% | +33.1% |
| 1993 | 44.2% | -25.6% |
| 1994 | 50.4% | +14.0% |
| 1995 | 45.9% | -9.0% |
| 1996 | 52.6% | +14.6% |
| 1997 | 53.8% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 66.4% | +23.3% |
| 2001 | 63.0% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 54.9% | -12.9% |
| 2003 | 63.3% | +15.2% |
| 2009 | 51.4% | -18.9% |
| 2010 | 53.0% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 57.8% | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 51.5% | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 52.3% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 55.7% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 46.3% | -16.9% |
| 2018 | 32.5% | -29.9% |
| 2019 | 37.6% | +15.6% |
| 2020 | 53.2% | +41.6% |
| 2021 | 54.4% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.2% | 34.2% | 63.3% | 7 |
| 1980s | 36.2% | 6.6% | 55.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 50.2% | 44.2% | 59.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 59.8% | 51.4% | 66.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 48.3% | 32.5% | 57.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 53.8% | 53.2% | 54.4% | 2 |
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 survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Benin?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Benin was 54.4% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 66.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 1989.
- How does Benin rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female?
- Benin ranks 149th out of 164 countries with data for 2021.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. 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 Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release