Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Benin
Benin: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita was 0.0043 units per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Benin, 1971–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.0043 units per person for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in 2022.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Benin peaked at 0.0047 units per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 units per person, in 1971.
Benin ranks 121st of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0012 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0012 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0013 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0013 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0014 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0014 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0016 units per person | +16.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0017 units per person | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0016 units per person | -6.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0017 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 0.002 units per person | +18.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0025 units per person | +26.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0026 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0028 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0029 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0029 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0029 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0028 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0027 units per person | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0026 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0025 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0024 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0022 units per person | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0021 units per person | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0022 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0022 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0024 units per person | +9.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0024 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0023 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0025 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0026 units per person | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0028 units per person | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0025 units per person | -11.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0031 units per person | +25.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0033 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0036 units per person | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0039 units per person | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 0.004 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0039 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0042 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0043 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0044 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0042 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0044 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0047 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0043 units per person | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0046 units per person | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0042 units per person | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0044 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0044 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0043 units per person | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 3 |
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More education data for Benin
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.39 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0827 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.26 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.99 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0916 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 929,099 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.18 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 59,742 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Benin?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Benin was 0.0043 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0047 units per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 units per person in 1971.
- How does Benin rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita?
- Benin ranks 121st out of 204 countries with data for 2022.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.