Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Benin
Benin: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 60,400 number in 2014. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Benin, 1999–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2014, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Benin stood at 60,400 number. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 499.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Benin peaked at 60,400 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6,485 number, in 1999.
That places Benin 36th out of 141 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Benin, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6,485 number | — |
| 2000 | 6,768 number | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 6,916 number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 9,598 number | +38.8% |
| 2004 | 10,068 number | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 59,391 number | +489.9% |
| 2014 | 60,400 number | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,485 number | 6,485 number | 6,485 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 8,338 number | 6,768 number | 10,068 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 59,896 number | 59,391 number | 60,400 number | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 33 Sri Lanka 81,609 number compare
- 34 Kenya 70,741 number compare
- 35 Romania 68,248 number compare
- 37 Madagascar 58,607 number compare
- 38 Afghanistan 58,539 number compare
- 39 Netherlands 58,416 number compare
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 teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Benin?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Benin was 60,400 number in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 60,400 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,485 number in 1999.
- How does Benin rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Benin ranks 36th out of 141 countries with data for 2014.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 499.9%. 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 Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.