Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Benin
Benin: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 7,175 number in 2014. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Benin, 1999–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2014, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Benin stood at 7,175 number. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 532.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Benin peaked at 7,175 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 746 number, in 1999.
Benin ranks 84th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Benin, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 746 number | — |
| 2000 | 779 number | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 795 number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 1,053 number | +32.5% |
| 2004 | 1,134 number | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 6,596 number | +481.7% |
| 2014 | 7,175 number | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 746 number | 746 number | 746 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 940.25 number | 779 number | 1,134 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 6,886 number | 6,596 number | 7,175 number | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 81 Hong Kong, China 8,124 number compare
- 82 Mongolia 7,675 number compare
- 83 Slovenia 7,182 number compare
- 85 North Macedonia 6,702 number compare
- 86 El Salvador 6,330 number compare
- 87 Latvia 6,277 number compare
More education data for Benin
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Benin?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Benin was 7,175 number in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 7,175 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 746 number in 1999.
- How does Benin rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Benin ranks 84th out of 138 countries with data for 2014.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 532.7%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.