Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) (enrolment both) in Benin
Benin: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) (enrolment both) was 90.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Benin, 1984–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Benin stood at 90.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Benin peaked at 97.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 36.3%, in 1990.
That places Benin 153rd out of 205 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) (enrolment both) in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 46.6% | — |
| 1985 | 47.4% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 45.5% | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 44.9% | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 45.2% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 36.3% | -19.6% |
| 1992 | 45.0% | +23.8% |
| 1993 | 48.8% | +8.5% |
| 1994 | 50.0% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 52.4% | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 54.5% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 57.9% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 79.0% | +36.5% |
| 2004 | 82.0% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 78.3% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 80.8% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 84.8% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 90.5% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 92.1% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 93.1% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 95.9% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 96.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 96.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 92.9% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 85.6% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 85.0% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 87.9% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 90.4% | +2.9% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 90.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 94.1%, 96% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Benin's 90.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84.5%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) (enrolment both) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +36.5% | 57.9% | 79.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45.9% | 44.9% | 47.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 49.3% | 36.3% | 57.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 82.6% | 78.3% | 90.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 93.2% | 85.6% | 97.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 87.8% | 85.0% | 90.4% | 3 |
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 total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Benin?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Benin was 90.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.3% in 1990.
- How does Benin rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- Benin ranks 153rd out of 205 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 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 enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release