Total net attendance rate, primary, urban, female in Benin
Benin: Total net attendance rate, primary, urban, female was 85.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, primary, urban, female in Benin, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, total net attendance rate, primary, urban, female in Benin stood at 85.2%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, primary, urban, female in Benin peaked at 85.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 72.6%, in 2006.
Benin ranks 32nd of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Total net attendance rate, primary, urban, female in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 72.6% | — |
| 2011 | 80.7% | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 79.2% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 83.4% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 75.4% | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 79.8% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 85.2% | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.6% | 72.6% | 72.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 79.7% | 75.4% | 83.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 85.2% | 85.2% | 85.2% | 1 |
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More education data for Benin
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 108.04 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net attendance rate, primary, urban, female in Benin?
- Total net attendance rate, primary, urban, female in Benin was 85.2% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, primary, urban, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 85.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, primary, urban, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.6% in 2006.
- How does Benin rank for total net attendance rate, primary, urban, female?
- Benin ranks 32nd out of 35 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total net attendance rate, primary, urban, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release