Trained teachers in primary education, male in Benin
Benin: Trained teachers in primary education, male was 74.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in primary education, male in Benin, 1999–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in primary education, male in Benin is 74.3%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 58.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education, male in Benin peaked at 76.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 39.3%, in 2009.
Benin ranks 99th of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Trained teachers in primary education, male in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of male teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 52.0% | — |
| 2000 | 63.6% | +22.3% |
| 2003 | 76.3% | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 69.9% | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 39.3% | -43.7% |
| 2010 | 42.1% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 46.8% | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 68.5% | +46.3% |
| 2015 | 70.0% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 70.9% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 69.3% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 70.8% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 71.4% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 76.2% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 74.3% | -2.5% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 74.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 92.9%, 80% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Benin's 74.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.0%, 85% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Trained teachers in primary education, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -43.7% | 69.9% | 39.3% |
| 2014 | +46.3% | 46.8% | 68.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.0% | 52.0% | 52.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 62.3% | 39.3% | 76.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 63.7% | 42.1% | 71.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 75.3% | 74.3% | 76.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More education data for Benin
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1743 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in primary education, male in Benin?
- Trained teachers in primary education, male in Benin was 74.3% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in primary education, male recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 76.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education, male recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.3% in 2009.
- How does Benin rank for trained teachers in primary education, male?
- Benin ranks 99th out of 126 countries with data for 2021.
- Is trained teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in primary education, male (% of male teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.