Total net enrolment rate, primary, male (%) in Benin
Benin: Total net enrolment rate, primary, male (%) was 93.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Benin, 1984–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Benin is 93.2%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Benin peaked at 97.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 47.6%, in 1990.
Benin ranks 104th 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, male (%) in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 62.1% | — |
| 1985 | 63.0% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 60.2% | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 59.2% | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 59.5% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 47.6% | -20.0% |
| 1992 | 59.6% | +25.1% |
| 1993 | 64.0% | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 64.2% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 66.5% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 68.2% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 71.3% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 88.2% | +23.7% |
| 2008 | 90.6% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 95.8% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 96.8% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 97.8% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 95.7% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 92.6% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 88.4% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 87.6% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 90.7% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 93.2% | +2.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 93.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 91.4%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Benin's 93.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.8%, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total net enrolment rate, primary, male (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +25.1% | 47.6% | 59.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 60.8% | 59.2% | 63.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 63.1% | 47.6% | 71.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 91.5% | 88.2% | 95.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 94.3% | 88.4% | 97.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 90.5% | 87.6% | 93.2% | 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, male in Benin?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Benin was 93.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.6% in 1990.
- How does Benin rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, male?
- Benin ranks 104th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, male rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release