Preprimary education, duration in Benin
Benin: Preprimary education, duration was 2 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Preprimary education, duration in Benin, 1999–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for preprimary education, duration in Benin is 2 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, preprimary education, duration in Benin peaked at 2 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2 years, in 1999.
Benin ranks 166th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 6 |
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More education data for Benin
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 59,742 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.9% (2022)
- School enrollment, primary, male 112.1% (2022)
- Labor force, total 6.64 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 49.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is preprimary education, duration in Benin?
- Preprimary education, duration in Benin was 2 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest preprimary education, duration recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 2 years in 1999.
- What is the lowest preprimary education, duration recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 years in 1999.
- How does Benin rank for preprimary education, duration?
- Benin ranks 166th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is preprimary education, duration rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Preprimary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Preprimary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in preprimary school.