Total net attendance rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth in Benin
Benin: Total net attendance rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth was 0.6803 WPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth in Benin, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.6803 WPIA for total net attendance rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth in 2021. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth in Benin peaked at 0.6803 WPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5156 WPIA, in 2014.
That places Benin 22nd out of 24 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Total net attendance rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth in Benin, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.5303 WPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.6413 WPIA | +20.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5156 WPIA | -19.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5344 WPIA | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6803 WPIA | +27.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5303 WPIA | 0.5303 WPIA | 0.5303 WPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5638 WPIA | 0.5156 WPIA | 0.6413 WPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.6803 WPIA | 0.6803 WPIA | 0.6803 WPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 19 Bangladesh 0.9318 WPIA compare
- 20 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.9283 WPIA compare
- 21 Gambia 0.9073 WPIA compare
- 23 Senegal 0.5763 WPIA compare
- 24 Nigeria 0.5358 WPIA compare
More education data for Benin
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net attendance rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth in Benin?
- Total net attendance rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth in Benin was 0.6803 WPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6803 WPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5156 WPIA in 2014.
- How does Benin rank for total net attendance rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth?
- Benin ranks 22nd out of 24 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total net attendance rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net attendance rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity index (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release