Education · Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower-middle income
Benin: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 23.1% (2021), 154th of 176 in the world and 22nd of 39 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Primary enrolment is 108.0% (2022), 39th of 191 in the world and 13th of 41 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Primary completion is 61.6% (2022), 155th of 168 in the world and 25th of 36 in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Pre-primary enrolment
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Primary enrolment
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12 indicators
Education: Benin in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 23.1%2021 | 154/176 | 22/39 | 6.4% | 17.4% | 22.2% | +4.0 ppsince 2011 | 28.1% | 58.5% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 108.0%2022 | 39/191 | 13/41 | 77.3% | 112.8% | 104.0% | −10.5 ppsince 2012 | 97.1% | 105.4% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 61.6%2022 | 155/168 | 25/36 | 34.9% | 62.6% | 57.5% | −7.0 ppsince 2012 | 68.9% | 88.0% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 43.6%2022 | 164/176 | 23/34 | 20.0% | 45.7%2011 | 44.0% | −2.2 ppsince 2011 | 45.9% | 68.0% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 27.9%2022 | 164/168 | 30/34 | 13.9% | 34.7%2011 | 30.6% | −6.8 ppsince 2011 | 44.4% | 73.7% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 10.2%2022 | 153/172 | 18/34 | 3.5% | 12.6% | 10.4% | −2.6 ppsince 2012 | 9.3% | 27.4% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 9.6%2022 | 46/178 | 24/38 | · | 7.9% | 15.0% | +5.5 ppsince 2012 | — | 8.3% | — | |
| Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+ | 51.4%2022 | 131/141 | 32/41 | 34.7%2002 | 44.7%2011 | 43.8%2021 | +6.7 ppsince 2011 | 68.7% | 78.3% | 87.7% | |
| Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–24 | 71.2%2022 | 136/148 | 31/42 | 48.0%2001 | · | 65.3%2021 | +13.9 ppsince 2006 | 79.0% | 91.9% | 93.1% | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 39.22018 | 22/173 | 18/40 | 52.6 | 46.4 | 39.22018 | −12%since 2008 | 37.4 | 28.9 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 3.2%2023 | 133/184 | 23/43 | 2.1% | 3.7% | 2.9% | −0.1 ppsince 2013 | 3.3% | 3.4% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 18.0%2025 | 31/179 | 12/42 | 13.5% | 26.1% | 15.7% | +0.5 ppsince 2015 | 15.4% | 13.6% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment+4.0 pp23.1% in 2021
- Adult literacy+6.7 pp51.4% in 2022
- Youth literacy+13.9 pp71.2% in 2022
- Pupils per teacher−12%39.2 in 2018
Worse than ten years ago
- Primary completion−7.0 pp61.6% in 2022
- Secondary enrolment−2.2 pp43.6% in 2022
- Lower secondary completion−6.8 pp27.9% in 2022
- Tertiary enrolment−2.6 pp10.2% in 2022
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Benin and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Benin. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Benin | Nigeria | Niger | Burkina Faso | Togo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 23.1%2021 | 23.5%2018 | 7.0%2021 | 6.5%2021 | 29.2%2021 |
| Primary enrolment | 108.0%2022 | 89.6%2023 | 64.7%2024 | 77.2%2024 | 114.3%2024 |
| Primary completion | 61.6%2022 | 70.2%2010 | 40.8%2024 | 52.0%2024 | 91.2%2024 |
| Secondary enrolment | 43.6%2022 | 46.9%2023 | 19.9%2024 | 30.0%2024 | 63.4%2023 |
| Lower secondary completion | 27.9%2022 | 44.2%2010 | 11.9%2024 | 27.9%2024 | 56.6%2024 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 10.2%2022 | 9.7%2011 | 4.2%2019 | 10.0%2024 | 14.9%2020 |
| Out-of-school children | 9.6%2022 | 24.3%2023 | 40.4%2024 | 34.3%2024 | 0.6%2024 |
| Adult literacy | 51.4%2022 | 70.4%2024 | 35.6%2022 | 41.6%2023 | 72.6%2022 |
| Youth literacy | 71.2%2022 | 81.4%2024 | 53.9%2022 | 62.8%2022 | 90.4%2022 |