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 132nd of 178 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.
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
- 129 Tonga 87.9% compare
- 130 Puerto Rico 87.8% compare
- 131 Cameroon 87.7% compare
- 133 Ukraine 87.4% compare
- 134 Philippines 87.2% compare
- 135 Côte d'Ivoire 86.8% compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (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 132nd out of 178 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release