Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Benin
Benin: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita was 0.0031 units per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Benin, 1971–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.0031 units per person for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Benin peaked at 0.0035 units per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 units per person, in 1971.
That places Benin 11th out of 200 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0009 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0009 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0009 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 0.001 units per person | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 0.001 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0012 units per person | +23.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0013 units per person | +6.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0012 units per person | -8.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0015 units per person | +27.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0019 units per person | +25.0% |
| 1983 | 0.002 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0021 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0022 units per person | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0022 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0021 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.002 units per person | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 0.002 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0019 units per person | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0018 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0017 units per person | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0016 units per person | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0016 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0017 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0018 units per person | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0018 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0018 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0019 units per person | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0021 units per person | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0023 units per person | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 0.002 units per person | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0025 units per person | +25.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0027 units per person | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.003 units per person | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0032 units per person | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0033 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0032 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0034 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0034 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0034 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0033 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0033 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0035 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0032 units per person | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0034 units per person | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0031 units per person | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0031 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0031 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0031 units per person | -1.5% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0031 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0019 units per person, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0031 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.002 units per person, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.001 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.002 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0033 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 8 Togo 0.0034 units per person compare
- 9 Iraq 0.0032 units per person compare
- 10 Solomon Islands 0.0031 units per person compare
- 12 French Polynesia 0.003 units per person compare
- 13 Uganda 0.0029 units per person compare
- 14 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.0029 units per person 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 teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Benin?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Benin was 0.0031 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0035 units per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 units per person in 1971.
- How does Benin rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?
- Benin ranks 11th out of 200 countries with data for 2022.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. 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, male (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, male (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, male (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.