Years of schooling in Benin
Benin: Years of schooling was 3.19 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.19
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
184th
of 192 countries
All-time high
3.19
in 2021
All-time low
1.45
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Years of schooling in Benin, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, years of schooling in Benin stood at 3.19. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, years of schooling in Benin peaked at 3.19 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.45, in 1990.
Benin ranks 184th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Years of schooling in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.45 | — |
| 1991 | 1.53 | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 1.61 | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 1.7 | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 1.78 | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 1.86 | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 1.95 | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 2.04 | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 2.12 | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 2.21 | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 2.29 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 2.38 | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 2.46 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 2.47 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 2.49 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 2.5 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 2.51 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 2.52 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 2.54 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 2.55 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 2.56 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 2.57 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 2.59 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 2.6 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 2.61 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.62 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 2.64 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 2.65 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 2.84 | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 3.03 | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 3.11 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 3.19 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 3.19 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.19 | +0.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 3.19 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.79, 47% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 3.19 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.96, 54% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.82 | 1.45 | 2.21 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.47 | 2.29 | 2.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.67 | 2.56 | 3.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.17 | 3.11 | 3.19 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 181 Guinea-Bissau 3.67 compare
- 182 Sierra Leone 3.54 compare
- 183 Burundi 3.47 compare
- 185 Senegal 2.93 compare
- 186 Afghanistan 2.51 compare
- 187 Guinea 2.49 compare
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 years of schooling in Benin?
- Years of schooling in Benin was 3.19 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest years of schooling recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 3.19 in 2021.
- What is the lowest years of schooling recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.45 in 1990.
- How does Benin rank for years of schooling?
- Benin ranks 184th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is years of schooling rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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