Trained teachers in secondary education, female in Benin
Benin: Trained teachers in secondary education, female was 45.0% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Trained teachers in secondary education, female in Benin, 2000–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in secondary education, female in Benin is 45.0%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 102.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in secondary education, female in Benin peaked at 45.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21.8%, in 2016.
That places Benin 97th out of 103 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Trained teachers in secondary education, female in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.5% | — |
| 2015 | 22.2% | -46.4% |
| 2016 | 21.8% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 40.3% | +84.7% |
| 2021 | 42.0% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 45.0% | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.5% | 41.5% | 41.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 21.8% | 22.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 42.4% | 40.3% | 45.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 94 Niger 51.3% compare
- 95 Antigua and Barbuda 48.5% compare
- 96 Grenada 45.6% compare
- 98 Mongolia 40.9% compare
- 99 Bangladesh 38.3% compare
- 100 Micronesia, Federated States of 27.9% compare
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 secondary education, female in Benin?
- Trained teachers in secondary education, female in Benin was 45.0% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 45.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 2016.
- How does Benin rank for trained teachers in secondary education, female?
- Benin ranks 97th out of 103 countries with data for 2022.
- Is trained teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 102.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 secondary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in secondary education are the percentage of secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.