Progression to secondary school in Benin
Benin: Progression to secondary school was 83.8% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Benin, 1971–2015
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, progression to secondary school in Benin stood at 83.8%.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Benin peaked at 99.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 34.5%, in 1989.
Benin ranks 137th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55.4% | 45.3% | 66.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 58.1% | 34.5% | 81.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 88.5% | 78.1% | 99.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 84.8% | 78.3% | 88.7% | 5 |
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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 0-14 41.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.6% (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 progression to secondary school in Benin?
- Progression to secondary school in Benin was 83.8% in 2015, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.5% in 1989.
- How does Benin rank for progression to secondary school?
- Benin ranks 137th out of 167 countries with data for 2015.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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 Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).