Primary education, pupils in Benin
Benin: Primary education, pupils was 47.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Benin, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, pupils in Benin is 47.7%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Benin peaked at 47.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 30.6%, in 1975.
Benin ranks 170th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.3% | 30.6% | 31.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 33.2% | 32.0% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.7% | 33.3% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.9% | 40.2% | 46.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 47.2% | 46.5% | 47.7% | 9 |
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More education data for Benin
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 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, female 49.4% (2025)
- Labor force, total 6.64 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Benin?
- Primary education, pupils in Benin was 47.7% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 47.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.6% in 1975.
- How does Benin rank for primary education, pupils?
- Benin ranks 170th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.