Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in Benin
Benin: Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female was 62.2% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
62.2%
Change on year
up 264.0%
World rank
1st
of 29 countries
All-time high
62.2%
in 2022
All-time low
3.4%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2015–2022
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in Benin, 2015–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in Benin stood at 62.2%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 264.0% on the previous year and up 444.4% over ten years.
Benin ranks 1st of 29 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 11.4% | — |
| 2017 | 16.9% | +47.7% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -80.1% |
| 2021 | 17.1% | +409.8% |
| 2022 | 62.2% | +264.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.6% | 3.4% | 16.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 39.7% | 17.1% | 62.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 2 Cote d'Ivoire 12.1% compare
- 3 Sierra Leone 11.1% compare
- 4 Ecuador 8.2% compare
More education data for Benin
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in Benin?
- Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in Benin was 62.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teacher attrition rate from primary education, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 62.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from primary education, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2019.
- How does Benin rank for teacher attrition rate from primary education, female?
- Benin ranks 1st out of 29 countries with data for 2022.
- Is teacher attrition rate from primary education, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 444.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release