Teacher attrition rate from primary education, male (%) in Benin
Benin: Teacher attrition rate from primary education, male (%) was 13.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
13.4%
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
5th
of 28 countries
All-time high
13.8%
in 2021
All-time low
6.9%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2015–2022
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, male in Benin, 2015–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, teacher attrition rate from primary education, male in Benin stood at 13.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 86.5% over ten years.
Benin ranks 5th of 28 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, male (%) in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7.2% | — |
| 2017 | 12.2% | +69.6% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | -43.4% |
| 2021 | 13.8% | +99.3% |
| 2022 | 13.4% | -2.5% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 13.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.3%, 1.6× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Benin's 13.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.5%, 1.1× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.8% | 6.9% | 12.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 13.4% | 13.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 2 Andorra 21.4% compare
- 3 Seychelles 16.2% compare
- 4 Lebanon 15.2%
- 6 Sierra Leone 13.4% compare
- 7 Cote d'Ivoire 12.5% compare
- 8 Burkina Faso 12.0% compare
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 teacher attrition rate from primary education, male in Benin?
- Teacher attrition rate from primary education, male in Benin was 13.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teacher attrition rate from primary education, male recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from primary education, male recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2019.
- How does Benin rank for teacher attrition rate from primary education, male?
- Benin ranks 5th out of 28 countries with data for 2022.
- Is teacher attrition rate from primary education, male rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.5%. 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 Teacher attrition rate from primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release