Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) in Benin
Benin: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) was 538 number in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Benin, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Benin is 538 number, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 53.8% on the previous year and up 58.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Benin peaked at 1,164 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4 number, in 1971.
Benin ranks 122nd of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) in Benin, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 4 number | — |
| 1972 | 7 number | +75.0% |
| 1973 | 9 number | +28.6% |
| 1974 | 11 number | +22.2% |
| 1992 | 199 number | +1709.1% |
| 1993 | 88 number | -55.8% |
| 1994 | 118 number | +34.1% |
| 1999 | 58 number | -50.8% |
| 2000 | 68 number | +17.2% |
| 2001 | 85 number | +25.0% |
| 2008 | 339 number | +298.8% |
| 2009 | 314 number | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 504 number | +60.5% |
| 2011 | 532 number | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 1,164 number | +118.8% |
| 2018 | 538 number | -53.8% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 538 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,402 number, 22% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Benin's 538 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 577 number, 93% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +1709.1% | 11 number | 199 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.75 number | 4 number | 11 number | 4 |
| 1990s | 115.75 number | 58 number | 199 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 201.5 number | 68 number | 339 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 684.5 number | 504 number | 1,164 number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More education data for Benin
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.56 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 90.39 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Benin?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Benin was 538 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1,164 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 number in 1971.
- How does Benin rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- Benin ranks 122nd out of 159 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.7%. 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 tertiary education programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.