Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) in Benin
Benin: Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) was 87.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Benin, 1984–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 87.6% for total net enrolment rate, primary, female in 2022.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Benin peaked at 90.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 1990.
Benin ranks 133rd of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 31.0% | — |
| 1985 | 31.7% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 30.7% | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 30.4% | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 30.8% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 25.0% | -18.9% |
| 1992 | 30.2% | +21.0% |
| 1993 | 33.3% | +10.3% |
| 1994 | 35.5% | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 38.0% | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 40.5% | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 44.2% | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 73.3% | +65.9% |
| 2008 | 78.9% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 85.1% | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 87.3% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 88.2% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 87.3% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 82.7% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 82.3% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 84.9% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 87.6% | +3.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 87.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.7%, 96% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Benin's 87.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85.4%, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total net enrolment rate, primary, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +65.9% | 44.2% | 73.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.9% | 30.4% | 31.7% | 5 |
| 1990s | 35.2% | 25.0% | 44.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 79.1% | 73.3% | 85.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 87.1% | 82.7% | 90.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 84.9% | 82.3% | 87.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 130 Tonga 87.9% compare
- 131 Puerto Rico 87.8% compare
- 132 Cameroon 87.7% compare
- 134 Ukraine 87.4% compare
- 135 Philippines 87.2% compare
- 136 Cote d'Ivoire 86.8% compare
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, female in Benin?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Benin was 87.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 1990.
- How does Benin rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, female?
- Benin ranks 133rd out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release