Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Benin
Benin: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes was 32.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Benin, 2013–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 32.1% for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Benin peaked at 41.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 32.1%, in 2022.
Benin ranks 167th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 37.8% | — |
| 2015 | 41.4% | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 33.9% | -18.0% |
| 2021 | 34.2% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 32.1% | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 39.6% | 37.8% | 41.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 33.4% | 32.1% | 34.2% | 3 |
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More education data for Benin
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Benin?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Benin was 32.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 41.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.1% in 2022.
- How does Benin rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Benin ranks 167th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release