Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) in Benin
Benin: Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) was 20.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Benin, 1971–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Benin recorded 20.1% for tertiary education, academic staff in 2018.
The figure is down 26.0% on the previous year and up 104.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Benin peaked at 27.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2009.
Benin ranks 149th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) in Benin, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 12.1% | — |
| 1972 | 13.5% | +11.1% |
| 1973 | 10.0% | -25.7% |
| 1974 | 9.2% | -7.6% |
| 1992 | 14.4% | +56.1% |
| 1993 | 9.9% | -31.6% |
| 1994 | 12.3% | +25.0% |
| 1999 | 8.9% | -27.6% |
| 2000 | 8.9% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 8.9% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | -23.2% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 27.2% | +226.5% |
| 2018 | 20.1% | -26.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 20.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.4%, 57% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Benin's 20.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.7%, 97% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +226.5% | 8.3% | 27.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.2% | 9.2% | 13.5% | 4 |
| 1990s | 11.4% | 8.9% | 14.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 7.6% | 9.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 7.8% | 27.2% | 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 tertiary education, academic staff in Benin?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Benin was 20.1% in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 27.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2009.
- How does Benin rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Benin ranks 149th out of 170 countries with data for 2018.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.