Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Benin
Benin: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 30,039 number in 2014. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Benin, 1999–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2014, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Benin stood at 30,039 number. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 591.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Benin peaked at 30,039 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2,503 number, in 1999.
Benin ranks 55th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Benin, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2,503 number | — |
| 2000 | 3,035 number | +21.3% |
| 2001 | 4,971 number | +63.8% |
| 2003 | 4,359 number | -12.3% |
| 2004 | 4,342 number | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 29,069 number | +569.5% |
| 2014 | 30,039 number | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,503 number | 2,503 number | 2,503 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 4,177 number | 3,035 number | 4,971 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 29,554 number | 29,069 number | 30,039 number | 2 |
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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 upper secondary education, both sexes in Benin?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Benin was 30,039 number in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 30,039 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,503 number in 1999.
- How does Benin rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Benin ranks 55th out of 134 countries with data for 2014.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 591.8%. 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 upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.