Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre was 0.3728 units per square kilometre in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Benin, 1971–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Benin is 0.3728 units per square kilometre, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 0.3733 units per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0236 units per square kilometre, in 1971.
Benin ranks 38th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Benin, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0236 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0.025 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0267 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0291 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0303 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0392 units per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 1978 | 0.043 units per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0405 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0545 units per square kilometre | +34.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0701 units per square kilometre | +28.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0757 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1984 | 0.081 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0893 units per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0902 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0938 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0925 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0916 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0905 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0896 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0872 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0855 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0907 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0936 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1071 units per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1093 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1121 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1227 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 0.14 units per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1563 units per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1421 units per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1841 units per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2054 units per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2279 units per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2592 units per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2761 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2768 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3005 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3157 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3271 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3192 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3353 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3618 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3426 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3733 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3475 units per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3607 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3689 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3728 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.3728 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1055 units per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.3728 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1501 units per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0322 units per square kilometre | 0.0236 units per square kilometre | 0.043 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0809 units per square kilometre | 0.0545 units per square kilometre | 0.0938 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.0957 units per square kilometre | 0.0855 units per square kilometre | 0.1121 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1904 units per square kilometre | 0.1227 units per square kilometre | 0.2761 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.33 units per square kilometre | 0.2768 units per square kilometre | 0.3733 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3674 units per square kilometre | 0.3607 units per square kilometre | 0.3728 units per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 35 Ghana 0.4077 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Korea 0.4074 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Netherlands 0.3838 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.3614 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Lebanon 0.36 units per square kilometre compare
- 41 Denmark 0.3505 units per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Benin?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Benin was 0.3728 units per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3733 units per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0236 units per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Benin rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 38th out of 200 countries with data for 2022.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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, male (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.